"queachy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwiːt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-queachy.wav Forms: more queachy [comparative], most queachy [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːtʃi Etymology: From queach + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|queach|y}} queach + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} queachy (comparative more queachy, superlative most queachy)
  1. Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving. Synonyms (yielding or trembling under the feet): poachy
    Sense id: en-queachy-en-adj-0x60c1z4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wetlands Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Wetlands: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'yielding or trembling under the feet': 99 1
  2. (obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-queachy-en-adj-gNiPhodS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with entries, Wetlands Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Wetlands: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swampy, marshy
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