quaggy

[ kwag-ee, kwog-ee ]
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adjective,quag·gi·er, quag·gi·est.
  1. of the nature of or resembling a quagmire; marshy; boggy.

  2. soft or flabby: quaggy flesh.

Origin of quaggy

1
First recorded in 1600–10; quag + -y1

Other words from quaggy

  • quag·gi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for quaggy

quaggy

/ (ˈkwæɡɪ, ˈkwɒɡɪ) /


adjective-gier or -giest
  1. resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy

  2. yielding, soft, or flabby

Derived forms of quaggy

  • quagginess, noun

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