sloshy

[ slosh-ee ]

/ ˈslɒʃ i /

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adjective, slosh·i·er, slosh·i·est.

of or relating to slosh; slushy.

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Origin of sloshy

First recorded in 1790–1800; slosh + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sloshy

slosh·i·ly, adverbslosh·i·ness, noun

Words nearby sloshy

slop sink, slopwork, slorm, slosh, sloshed, sloshy, slot, slot aerial, slotback, slot car, sloth

How to use sloshy in a sentence

Writing in London on a day in winter with a murky sky and sloshy streets, the title of Alpine Photography is verily refreshing.
The Barnet Book of Photography|Various
Consequently the meal comprised merely a basin of sloshy boiling water in which floated some shreds of uncooked red cabbage.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney
It is still thawing, and the ground will be very sloshy; I hope you have got thick boots.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
It was still raining a mite and the ground was sloshy and squanchy under foot.
Year of the Big Thaw|Marion Zimmer Bradley

He pushed on over the sloshy road, his mare every step going slower and slower.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865|Various