Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boggy

/ˈbɑ.ɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: bog-gy
IPA: /ˈbɑ.ɡi/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boggy From bog + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɑ.ɡi/

Inflected Forms

boggier (comparative) boggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

boggily bogginess unboggy

Synonyms

marshy swampy boggish boggy fennish fenny marish miry moorish moory morassy paludal

Rhymes With

doggy foggy soggy pedagogy doggie groggy froggy smoggy demagogy hoggy scroggy loggy

Questions

How do you pronounce boggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑ.ɡi/.
What does boggy mean?: Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
Where does boggy come from?: Etymology tree English bog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English boggy From bog + -y.

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