sedgy

1 8.4

Land covered with plants like grass that grow in wet ground

adjective
/ˈsɛdʒi/

: cubierto de juncos

After heavy rains, the field became particularly sedgy and difficult to cross.

Examples

The pond was surrounded by sedgy banks teeming with wildlife.
The hikers trudged through the sedgy meadows alongside the river.
The sedgy area near the lake is home to many birds.
These sedgier patches of land retain more water.
The hikers trudged through the sedgy meadows alongside the river.
After heavy rains, the field became particularly sedgy and difficult to cross.
The banks of the pond were covered with sedgy plants, creating a vibrant habitat.

Synonyms

marshy

vssedgy

4 1.8

Soft wet land that often has shallow water

is covered by grasslike marsh plants rather than just being wet ground

boggy

vssedgy

2 5.6

Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on

has grasslike plant cover rather than only showing wet softness

sloughy

vssedgy

1 9.9

Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult

contains grasslike plant growth rather than only mud and water

sedgelike

vssedgy

9.5

Like a grass plant with long thin leaves that grow in wet places

is actually covered with grasslike marsh plants rather than just resembling them

How Sedgy

sedgy

1 8.4

sedgelike

9.5

reedy

1 6.4

grassy

27 1.0

Surface Forms

sedgy positive

Morphology

sedgy = sedge (transparent) = sedge + y

Formed from the noun 'sedge' with the productive adjectival suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by' or 'full of', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word sedgy comes from sedge, the grass-like plant that grows in marshes, plus the ending -y which means 'full of'. So sedgy describes land that is 'full of' sedges, like saying the ground is 'reedy' and hard to walk on.