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Word entry · 8 letters

quagmire

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"Bog"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aegimqruStarts with QEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Word origin

Recorded since 1579, from quag + mire. The sense “perilous, mixed up and troubled situation” has been recorded since 1775.

Used in a sentence

  • That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots
  • The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
  • Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Bog8 letters
02Boggy mess8 letters

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