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SOGGY
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Irregular inflected forms: soggier , soggiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slow and apathetic
Example:
a mind grown torpid in old age
Synonyms:
inert; sluggish; soggy; torpid
Classified under:
Similar:
inactive (not active physically or mentally)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
Example:
the cake fell; it's a doughy mess
Synonyms:
doughy; soggy
Classified under:
Similar:
heavy (of comparatively great physical weight or density)
Derivation:
sogginess (a heavy wetness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of soil) soft and watery
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:
sogginess (a heavy wetness)
