boggy.

Wet and soft enough for the ground to give under pressure, as in a bog.

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Words that belong together

• boggy ground
• boggy hollow
• boggy path

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The meadow became boggy near the spring.

They crossed the boggy hollow on fallen branches.

Her boot sank into a boggy patch beside the track.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Emphasizes saturated, yielding ground; not every boggy patch is a formally classified bog. Comparative: boggier; superlative: boggiest. Related noun: bog.