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    boggy
    /ˈbɒɡi/

    adjective

    • 1. too wet and muddy to be easily walked on; marshy: "the shrub grows naturally in boggy ground"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOGGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈbɒɡ.i / us / ˈbɑː.ɡi / Add to word list. Boggy ground is soft and wet. Synonyms. marshy. swampy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: wetland. bog. boreal forest. constructed wetland. fen. floodplain. marshland. marshy. mire. miry. morass. peat bog. quagmire. quicksand. reed bed. slough. swampland. swampy.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOGGY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˈbɑː.ɡi / uk / ˈbɒɡ.i / Add to word list Add to word list. Boggy ground is soft and wet. Synonyms. marshy. swampy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: wetland. bog. boreal forest. constructed wetland. fen. floodplain. marshland. marshy. mire. miry. morass. peat bog. quagmire. quicksand. reed bed. slough.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › boggyBoggy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BOGGY is consisting of, containing, resembling, or being a bog : swampy, marshy. How to use boggy in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › boggyBOGGY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Boggy definition: containing or full of bogs. See examples of BOGGY used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOGGY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    boggy. (bɒgi ) Word forms: boggier, boggiest. adjective. Boggy land is very wet and muddy land. Many thrive in boggy soil too. Synonyms: marshy, muddy, waterlogged, spongy More Synonyms of boggy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › boggyBoggy - definition of boggy by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a. An area having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow. b. Any of certain other wetland areas, such as a fen, having a peat substrate. Also called peat bog. 2. An area of soft, naturally waterlogged ground. 3.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › boggyBoggy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The adjective boggy means "like a bog," and a bog is a swampy wetland with a whole lot of moss. Marshes and swamps, while not bogs, can definitely be described as boggy. Your boggy yard isn't quite right for the vegetable garden you planted.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionboggy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of boggy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › boggyBoggy Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Boggy definition: Having the qualities of a bog ; i.e. dank , squishy , muddy , and full of water and rotting vegetation.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › boggyboggy | meaning of boggy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    boggy meaning, definition, what is boggy: boggy ground is wet and muddy: Learn more.