mellowed vs mushy

mellowed

adj
  • That has turned soft or tender by reason of ripeness. 

  • That has become mellow. 

mushy

adj
  • Soft; squishy. 

  • Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular. 

  • Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin. 

How often have the words mellowed and mushy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )