boggy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈbɑ.ɡi/(US)

Definition of boggy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
    “The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs.”
    “Offer a bulky and boggy bun to the suspected individual just ten minutes before dinner. If this is eagerly accepted and devoured, the fact of youth is established.”
    “But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build on.”
    “As well as being a magnet for wildlife, Flow Country is also special for its valuable role in mitigating climate change, as the boggy ground provides a huge natural sink for carbon dioxide.”

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Etymology

From bog + -y.

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