boggy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑ.ɡi/ (US)
- bŏ′-ɡē
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English bog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boggy From bog + -y.
Meanings
-
Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
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.
2021 November 3, Paul Stephen, “As far north as you can go... to Thurso”, in RAIL, number 943, page 49:But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build on.
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.: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.
1860, Oliver Wendell Holmes, The professor at the breakfast-table: with the story of Iris:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boggiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| boggier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
marshy · sloughy · boggish · spewy · paludinous · palustral · moory · syrtic · queachy · palustrine · swaly · paludine · uliginous · palustrous · swampy · morassy · moorish · marish · swampish · wiery · paludal · quaggy · poachy · boggy · slumpy · miry · fennish · marshy · swampy · fenny
Translations (28)
nb myrete (having the qualities of a bog) · ga abarach (having the qualities of a bog) · bg мочурлив (having the qualities of a bog) · fr marécageux (having the qualities of a bog) · io marshoza (having the qualities of a bog) · ca pantanós (having the qualities of a bog) · mi pōwharuwharu (having the qualities of a bog) · lv mukls (having the qualities of a bog) · ota باتاق (having the qualities of a bog) · mi kōrengarenga (having the qualities of a bog) · nb myret (having the qualities of a bog) · mi mawharu (having the qualities of a bog) · izh mutaisikko (having the qualities of a bog) · gl brañento (having the qualities of a bog) · mi tāpokopoko (having the qualities of a bog) · io marshatra (having the qualities of a bog) · ru боло́тистый (having the qualities of a bog) · lv purvains (having the qualities of a bog) · la paluster (having the qualities of a bog) · pl bagienny (having the qualities of a bog) · mi pōharuharu (having the qualities of a bog) · mi tāoruoru (having the qualities of a bog) · lv staigns (having the qualities of a bog) · vec aquitrinoso (having the qualities of a bog) · pl bagnisty (having the qualities of a bog) · bg блатист (having the qualities of a bog) · mi hāpoko (having the qualities of a bog) · lv muklains (having the qualities of a bog)