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quaggy
[ kwag-ee, kwog-ee ]
adjective
- of the nature of or resembling a quagmire; marshy; boggy.
- soft or flabby:
quaggy flesh.
quaggy
/ ˈkwæɡɪ; ˈkwɒɡɪ /
adjective
- resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy
- yielding, soft, or flabby
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Derived Forms
- ˈquagginess, noun
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Other Words From
- quaggi·ness noun
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Example Sentences
This is a hospitable house,” said Jack; “but the ground must be quaggy underneath, for at every step the building quakes.
I cautiously approached its quaggy edges, when I was shocked by what appeared to be a sudden vision!
She listened to the sermon as from a warm nest safely raised above the quaggy ground of personal feeling.
She pointed toward a spot where the ravine widened into a level strip of quaggy grass and moss which glowed a brilliant emerald.
Among other things, he noticed that a little trickle of water flowed across it, and that the soil was quaggy in the neighborhood.
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