quaggy

quag·gy

Q q

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwag-ee, kwog-ee]
- /ˈkwæg i, ˈkwɒg i/
- /ˈkwægɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwag-ee, kwog-ee]
- /ˈkwæg i, ˈkwɒg i/

Definitions of quaggy word

adjective quaggy of the nature of or resembling a quagmire; marshy; boggy. 1
adjective quaggy soft or flabby: quaggy flesh. 1
noun quaggy Resembling a quagmire; marshy, miry. 1
adjective quaggy resembling a marsh or quagmire; boggy 0
adjective quaggy yielding, soft, or flabby 0
adjective quaggy like a quagmire; boggy; soft and miry 0

See all 7 definitions of quaggy

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Origin of quaggy

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; quag + -y1

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Parts of speech for Quaggy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quaggy

quaggy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for quaggy

adjective quaggy

soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
cushy — A cushy job or situation is pleasant because it does not involve much work or effort.
doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
downy — of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.

All 15 Synonyms of quaggy