Boggy
containing or full of bogs:
It was difficult walking through the boggy terrain.
wet and spongy:
The ground is boggy under foot.
Historical Examples
Explorations in Australia, The Journals of John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart
Micah Clarke Arthur Conan Doyle
The Pearl Story Book Mrs. Colman
A New Orchard And Garden William Lawson
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland Enos A. Mills
Pluck on the Long Trail Edwin L. Sabin
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader W.H.G. Kingston
The Prairie Traveler Randolph Marcy
In The Ranks R. E. McBride
The Rival Campers Ashore Ruel Perley Smith
adj.
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