Quaggy (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 had to navigate through the quaggy terrain, careful not to sink into the muddy waters.
- After a week of heavy rainfall, the soccer field was so quaggy that the team had to cancel their practice.
- The quaggy soil in the garden made it difficult to dig and plant anything without getting stuck.
- Travelers were warned to avoid the quaggy area near the river, as it was prone to flash flooding.
- Hikers wore waterproof boots to protect their feet from the quaggy mud that covered the trails.