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Definition of Soggy
1. Adjective. (of soil) soft and watery. "Swampy bayous"
Similar to: Wet
Derivative terms: Bog, Marsh, Mire, Mud, Muddiness, Quag, Slop, Sloppiness, Slough, Sogginess, Swamp
2. Adjective. Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking. "The cake fell; it's a doughy mess"
3. Adjective. Slow and apathetic. "A mind grown torpid in old age"
Similar to: Inactive
Derivative terms: Inertness, Sluggishness, Torpidity, Torpidness
Definition of Soggy
1. a. Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.
Definition of Soggy
1. Adjective. Soaked with moisture or other liquid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soggy
1. heavy with moisture [adj -GIER, -GIEST] : SOGGILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soggy
Literary usage of Soggy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Macaroni—Radishes with Rice— When Pies Overflow—To Prevent soggy Crust—Do Not
Use Melted Butter in Cake —To Prevent Hasty Browning—Frying Doughnuts—To ..."
2. A "Y" Girl in France: Letters of Katherine Shortall by Katherine Shortall (1919)
"Shoes were shapeless and soggy. Every one seemed hopeless rather than actively
sorrowful. And in the keen, blonde faces of the men one sees about Whitehall, ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"2. Imbibing, drinking. Soaky, a. soggy, steeped, socky, saturated, Snot), n.
Upstart, mushroom, pretender to gentility, pretentious fellow, parvenu. ..."
4. A History of Oklahoma by Joseph Bradfield Thoburn, Isaac Mason Holcomb (1908)
""soggy," who was very progressive though he could speak but little English and
... The other delegates from the Five Tribes looked at "soggy" in amazement, ..."
5. Science Experiments for Young Learnersby Jill Norris by Jill Norris (2000)
"Cover the scraps with 2" to 3" of soggy newspaper strips. 9. ... Feed your worms
again and cover them with a new layer of soggy newspaper strips. ..."
6. Lessons in Cookery by Frances Elizabeth Stewart (1918)
"A properly cooked potato is of good flavor, and dry and mealy, not soggy. 2.
Cook the potatoes with the cover of saucepan drawn to one side; ..."
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