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    BOGGY

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     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: boggier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: boggiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (of soil) soft and wateryplay

    Example:

    swampy bayous

    Synonyms:

    boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

    Derivation:

    bog (wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel)

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