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MIZZY
Etymology
Noun
mizzy (plural mizzies)
(obsolete) A bog or quagmire.
Source: Wiktionary
Miz"zy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. moisi moldy, musty, p.p. of moisir to mold, fr. L. mucere to be moldy.]
Definition: A bog or quagmire. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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