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    MIRY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: mirier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: miriest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (of soil) soft and wateryplay

    Example:

    swampy bayous

    Synonyms:

    boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

    Derivation:

    mire (a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot)

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