Boggy

Quick meaning: Boggy is an adjective meaning Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build on.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• boggier
• boggiest

Synonyms for boggy

Depending on context, synonyms include marshy, swampy, fennish, fenny, marish, miry.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include marshy, miry, swampy, quaggy, sloughy, muddy.

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