QUAGMIRED

Etymology

Adjective

quagmired (comparative more quagmired, superlative most quagmired)

(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire

(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire

Verb

quagmired

simple past tense and past participle of quagmire

Source: Wiktionary

QUAGMIRE

Quag"mire`, n. Etym: [Quake + mire.]

Definition: Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access." Palfrey.

Syn.

– Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition