In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, sappy, soppy, soupy, slushy
(adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional; âa bathetic novelâ; âmaudlin expressions of sympathyâ; âmushy effusivenessâ; âa schmaltzy songâ; âsentimental soap operasâ; âslushy poetryâ
mushy
(adjective) having the consistency of mush
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mushier
comparative form of mushy
• heurism
Source: Wiktionary
Mush"y, a.
Definition: Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental. She 's not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.