boggy

adjective

bog·​gy ˈbä-gē 

ˈbȯ-

boggier; boggiest

: consisting of, containing, resembling, or being a bog : swampy, marshy

boggy land

Beyond the neighborhood lies a boggy expanse of cordgrass …

—Sarah Schweitzer

… there was no trail, and it was boggy underfoot, which made walking difficult.

—E. B. White

Examples of boggy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aronia tolerates a wide range of soils, including wet, boggy sites. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2026

In between, travelers are granted views of vast desert landscapes and boggy bayous. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

The terrain was once too boggy and hilly for construction projects and is now protected as parkland. —David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025

Experts believe the prior surveys likely failed because the boggy landscape was first forested in the 19th century, then recently cleared. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for boggy

• doggie
• doggy
• foggy
• groggy
• soggy
• tragi
• yagi