quaggy
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9.8
- adjective
- /ˈkwæɡi/
- 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
75
1.1
Covered in mud and hard to walk on
20
1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
9
5.2
Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants
9
2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
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1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
3
3.2
Dirty and covered in mud
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5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
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1.6
Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on
1
4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
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3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
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8.4
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
1
7.9
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
1
9.9
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
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.