quaggy
- adjective
- /ˈkwæɡi/
:
blando
- The hikers struggled to cross the quaggy ground as their boots sank into the mud.
Examples
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In spring, the garden often turns quaggy from the melting snow and frequent showers.
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The car's right rear tire rolled up over a boulder, slid, and sank into a quaggy hole.
Fiction book (1997) -
After the heavy rain, the field became quaggy and difficult to walk on.
Synonyms
73
1.1
Covered in mud and hard to walk on
17
1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
8
2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
7
3.2
Dirty and covered in mud
5
1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
4
1.6
Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on
3
5.2
Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants
2
5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
1
3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
1
4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
Antonyms
How Wet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word quaggy comes from the old word quag, meaning 'bog' or wet ground, and you can see the same root in quagmire, where mire means 'mud'. A helpful way to remember quaggy is to imagine soft, squishing ground under your feet, because it means soft, spongy, wet ground.