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QUAGGY (quaggier, quaggiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: quaggier , quaggiest
, quaggiest Dictionary entry overview: What does quaggy mean?
• QUAGGY (adjective)
The adjective QUAGGY has 1 sense:
1. (of soil) soft and watery
Familiarity information: QUAGGY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of soil) soft and watery
Synonyms:
boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged
Context example:
swampy bayous
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
Derivation:
quag (a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot)
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