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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
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