oversoftened
Excessively made soft
Oversoftened describes something that has been softened too much, past the point of usefulness or appeal.
Food that is oversoftened has gone mushy: The oversoftened butter wouldn't cream properly.
Fabric softener can leave clothes oversoftened and less absorbent.
The word occasionally appears figuratively for positions or stances that have been weakened excessively: an oversoftened critique that pulled every punch.
Soft or saccharine
- overcookedHeated beyond optimal
- pulpySoft and fibrous
- squishySoft and easily compressed
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
overripe · pasty · gluey · overworked · overprocessed · mealy · waterlogged · overdone
Soft or saccharine
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
- flabbySoft, loose, untoned
sapped · diluted · watered-down · defanged · declawed · toothless · gutted · emasculated
Excessively sheltered or indulged
- pamperedLavished with indulgence
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- overindulgedConsumed to excess
- shelteredKept safe from harm
overprotected · babied · mollycoddled · enabled · overindulgent · permissive · lenient · doting
mushy
Soft or saccharine
- overcookedHeated beyond optimal
- pulpySoft and fibrous
- squishySoft and easily compressed
soggy · overripe · pasty · gluey · overworked · overprocessed · mealy · waterlogged · overdone · limp
mushy
Soft or saccharine
flabby · sapped · diluted · watered-down · defanged · declawed · toothless · gutted · emasculated · enfeebled
coddled
Excessively sheltered or indulged
- pamperedLavished with indulgence
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- overindulgedConsumed to excess
sheltered · overprotected · babied · mollycoddled · enabled · overindulgent · permissive · lenient · doting · helicopter