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poachy

poachy adjective: wet and soft; boggy.

Adjective

poachy (comparative poachier or more poachy, superlative poachiest or most poachy)

  1. (archaic) Wet and soft; boggy.
    Synonyms:
    queachy, uliginous

Synonyms of poachy

Forms of poachy

comparativepoachier
comparativemore poachy
superlativepoachiest
superlativemost poachy

Origin of poachy

From poach (“to poke, stab”) + -y.

Words formed from poachy

Questions about poachy

What does poachy mean?
Poachy means wet and soft; boggy.
What part of speech is poachy?
Poachy is an adjective.

Words near poachy in the dictionary

  1. poachiest
  2. poachiness
  3. poaching
  4. poaching up
  5. poachings
  6. poachy
  7. POAG
  8. Poags
  9. poaka
  10. poakas
  11. poake

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