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sloshy

sloshy

4.8
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
  • adjective
  • /ˈslɑːʃi/
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  • Finally, feeling as if he were eight years old again, facing down some bully on the playground who'd called his father a drunk, he broke the stare and looked out the window at the sloshy track.

Examples

  • In fact, it's close enough to safely conclude that the puzzle behind mercury's sloshy nature has been solved.

  • The kids jumped in the sloshy puddles, making splashing sounds as they played.

  • After the heavy rain, the path became sloshy with puddles that squelched underfoot.

  • He carefully crossed the sloshy field, trying not to slip in the muddy water.

Synonyms

muddy
vssloshy
73 1.1

Covered in mud and hard to walk on

adds the idea of splashing or squelching when stepped on rather than only mud
sodden
vssloshy
10 6.0

Very wet and heavy with water

focuses on splashing and squelching underfoot rather than deep saturated soaking
mucky
vssloshy
7 3.2

Dirty and covered in mud

emphasizes audible splashing or squelching underfoot rather than general dirtiness
slushy
vssloshy
  • UK
4 2.0

Wet, soft snow that is partly melted

refers to wet muddy ground that makes splashing or squelching sounds when walked on
sloppy
vssloshy
4 1.6

Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on

highlights splashing or squelching underfoot rather than weak support for weight
sludgy
vssloshy
1 4.8

Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard

refers to waterlogged ground that makes splashing noises rather than thick slow mass
squelchy
vssloshy
1 6.1

Soft, wet ground that makes a sucking sound when you step on it

is similar but focuses more on splashing noise when walked on
puddled
vssloshy
1 3.4

Covered with small pools of water after rain

involves splashing on soft wet ground rather than only standing water in pools
sloughy
vssloshy
  • US
9.9

Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult

emphasizes splashing noise when walked on rather than movement difficulty
slutchy
vssloshy
  • Archaic
9.9

A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy

highlights splashing or squelching underfoot rather than mere messiness
miry
vssloshy
8.4

Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on

focuses on wet softness that makes squelching or splashing noises when walked on
puddly
vssloshy
6.3

Full of small pools of water after rain

implies moving through water and mud with splashing, not just puddles visually
sluggy
vssloshy
7.9

Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud

is less about slow viscous thickness and more about noisy wet movement underfoot
soppy
vssloshy
  • UK
4.3

Very wet and soaked through with water

means noisy wet ground underfoot with squelching or splashing rather than simply soaked

Antonyms

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

How Soggy

waterlogged
3 5.2
sloshy
4.8
muddy
73 1.1
damp
11 1.0
dry
791 1.0

Surface Forms

sloshy positive

Morphology

sloshy = slosh (transparent) = slosh + y

Clearly formed from the verb 'slosh' plus the adjectival suffix '-y', meaning 'characterized by sloshing; wet or splashy'.

Etymology

Sloshy comes from the English verb slosh ('to move with a wet, splashing sound') and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So sloshy is a good word for ground or mud that is wet and soft and makes a squelching or splashing sound when you walk on it.