waterlogged

wa·ter·logged

adj \-ˌlȯgd, -ˌlägd\

Definition of WATERLOGGED

1

: so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage <waterlogged boats>

2

: saturated with water <waterlogged soil>

Examples of WATERLOGGED

1. The ground was completely waterlogged.
2. <waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot>

Origin of WATERLOGGED

¹water + log to accumulate in the hold

First Known Use: circa 1776

Related to WATERLOGGED

Synonyms: awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, wet, water-soaked, watery

Antonyms: arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

Related Words: deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; hydrated; dipped, dunked, splashed; aqueous; steeped; flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced; clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish; boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy

Near Antonyms: bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry; waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight; baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried; droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty; wrung

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