Boggy (Adjective)
Meaning
(of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hikers struggled to make their way through the boggy terrain, their boots sinking into the wet earth with every step.
- After a week of heavy rain, the backyard was boggy and squelched underfoot, making it difficult to mow the lawn.
- The park ranger warned visitors to stay on the boardwalks and avoid the boggy areas of the marsh, where the ground was unstable and prone to sinking.
- The farmer's fields were boggy and waterlogged, making it impossible to plant crops until the soil had a chance to dry out.
- The boggy soil along the riverbank made it difficult to build a stable foundation for the new dock, requiring extra support and reinforcement.