sloughy I. \pronunc at slough I+ē or i\adjective (-er/-est) Etymology:slough (I) + -y : full of sloughs : miry, muddy < in a sloughy, weedy district — Willa Cather > < a sloughy creek > II. \ˈsləfē, -fi\adjective Etymology:slough (III) + -y : resembling or marked by the presence of the dead matter that separates from living flesh