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Mussy vs Mushy - What's the difference?

mussy | mushy |

As adjectives the difference between mussy and mushy

is that mussy is having been mussed, messy, rumpled while mushy is resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

As a noun mussy

is .

mussy

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having been mussed, messy, rumpled.

    • Etymology 2

    African-American dialect pronunciation of mercy.

    Noun

  • * 1937 , , Their Eyes Were Watching God , Harper Perennial (2000), page 170:
    • God have mussy !

    mushy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular
    • I don't especially like mushy oatmeal.
  • soft; squishy
    • The brake pedal is mushy sometimes when I step on it.
  • overly sappy, corny, or cheesy
    • Skip the mushy , romantic scenes and get to the action.

    Related terms

    * mushy peas