"queachy" meaning in English

See queachy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwiːt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-queachy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more queachy [comparative], most queachy [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːtʃi Etymology: Etymology tree English queach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English queachy From queach + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|queach|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English queach Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English queachy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "queachy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="queachy"> From 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
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  2. (obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-queachy-en-adj-gNiPhodS Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Wetlands Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47 Disambiguation of Wetlands: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swampy
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