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/ˈbɑ.ɡi/ · adjective
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.
Use boggy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Boggy means Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation..
Common synonyms include marshy, swampy, boggish, boggy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The edge of the woods led out onto a noisome, boggy fen, a paradise for mosquitos and small frogs.
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