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quaggiest

quaggiest is the superlative form of quaggy.

Meaning of quaggy

Adjective

quaggy (comparative quaggier, superlative quaggiest)

  1. Resembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
    • English oxen would be much distressed and frightened in such quaggy soil.1818, Asiatick Society, Asiatick Researches
    Synonyms:
    moorish
  2. Soft or flabby (of a person etc.).
    • Behold her then, spreading the whole troubled bed with her huge quaggy carcase: Her mill-post arms held up; her broad hands clenched with violence […].1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa

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Questions about quaggiest

What is quaggiest the superlative form of?
Quaggiest is the superlative form of quaggy.

Words near quaggiest in the dictionary

  1. quagga mussel
  2. quagga mussels
  3. quaggas
  4. Quaggers
  5. quaggier
  6. quaggiest
  7. quagginess
  8. quaggy
  9. quagha
  10. quaghas
  11. quaghog

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