waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged ˈwȯ-tər-ˌlȯgd 

-ˌlägd,

ˈwä-

1

: so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage

waterlogged boats

2

: saturated with water

waterlogged soil

Synonyms

• awash
• bathed
• bedraggled
• doused
• dowsed
• drenched
• dripping
• logged
• saturate
• saturated
• soaked
• soaking
• sodden
• soggy
• sopping
• soppy
• soused
• washed
• water-soaked
• watered
• watery
• wet

Examples of waterlogged in a Sentence

The ground was completely waterlogged.

waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot

Recent Examples on the Web

There are areas of the city that are waterlogged and others that are hundreds of feet from any water source. —Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024

Map and projected storm path July 8, 2024 Beryl batters Texas, killing 4 along a storm-weary and waterlogged coast July 8, 2024 NewsletterTUESDAYS Climate Coach Climate Coach Michael Coren advises you on how to navigate life on our changing planet. —Scott Dance, Washington Post, 9 July 2024

Video posted to social media showed waterlogged streets in Delhi as residents wade waist-deep through the floods. —Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024

Currently most scientists are envisioning not so much a geologically hyperactive world as a waterlogged rock with a dynamic youth. —Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

water entry 1 + log to accumulate in the hold

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged ˈwȯt-ər-ˌlȯgd 

ˈwät-,

-ˌlägd

: so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage

a waterlogged boat

Medical Definition

waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged -ˌlägd 

: edematous

the scrotum and abdominal wall become waterlogged

—R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb