quaggy

[ kwag-ee, kwog-ee ]

/ ˈkwæg i, ˈkwɒg i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR quaggy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, quag·gi·er, quag·gi·est.

of the nature of or resembling a quagmire; marshy; boggy.

soft or flabby: quaggy flesh.

Origin of quaggy

First recorded in 1600–10; quag + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM quaggy

quag·gi·ness, noun

Words nearby quaggy

quaere, quaestor, quaff, quag, quagga, quaggy, quagmire, quahog, quaich, Quai d'Orsay, quail

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Example sentences from the Web for quaggy

Weston, blinking about him, discovered in the quaggy mould two foot-prints half filled with water.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
Among other things, he noticed that a little trickle of water flowed across it, and that the soil was quaggy in the neighborhood.
The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound|Harold Bindloss
I cautiously approached its quaggy edges, when I was shocked by what appeared to be a sudden vision!
Short Stories of Various Types|Various
We bore to the south down a descent, and came to some moory, quaggy ground intersected with water-courses.
Wild Wales|George Borrow

This is a hospitable house,” said Jack; “but the ground must be quaggy underneath, for at every step the building quakes.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for quaggy

quaggy

/ (ˈkwæɡɪ, ˈkwɒɡɪ) /

adjective -gier or -giest

resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy

yielding, soft, or flabby

Derived forms of quaggy

quagginess, noun

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单词	quaggy
释义	quaggy [ kwag-ee, kwog-ee ] / ˈkwæg i, ˈkwɒg i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quaggy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, quag·gi·er, quag·gi·est. of the nature of or resembling a quagmire; marshy; boggy. soft or flabby: quaggy flesh. Origin of quaggy First recorded in 1600–10; quag + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM quaggy quag·gi·ness, noun Words nearby quaggy quaere, quaestor, quaff, quag, quagga, quaggy, quagmire, quahog, quaich, Quai d'Orsay, quail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quaggy Weston, blinking about him, discovered in the quaggy mould two foot-prints half filled with water. The Gold Trail\|Harold Bindloss Among other things, he noticed that a little trickle of water flowed across it, and that the soil was quaggy in the neighborhood. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound\|Harold Bindloss I cautiously approached its quaggy edges, when I was shocked by what appeared to be a sudden vision! Short Stories of Various Types\|Various We bore to the south down a descent, and came to some moory, quaggy ground intersected with water-courses. Wild Wales\|George Borrow This is a hospitable house,” said Jack; “but the ground must be quaggy underneath, for at every step the building quakes. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI\|Robert Louis Stevenson British Dictionary definitions for quaggy quaggy / (ˈkwæɡɪ, ˈkwɒɡɪ) / adjective -gier or -giest resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy yielding, soft, or flabby Derived forms of quaggy quagginess, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quaggy cushy, downy, flabby, fleshy, gelatinous, mushy, pulpy, spongy, squashy, squishy, yielding, cushiony, doughy, pappy
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quaggy

adjective, quag·gi·er, quag·gi·est.

Origin of quaggy

OTHER WORDS FROM quaggy

Words nearby quaggy

Example sentences from the Web for quaggy

British Dictionary definitions for quaggy

adjective -gier or -giest

Derived forms of quaggy

Words related to quaggy