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Miry

//ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.

    "Only these marishes and myrie bogs, / In which the fearefull ewftes do build their bowres, / Yeeld me an hostry mongst the croking frogs […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of soil) soft and watery wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English myry, equivalent to mire + -y.

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