adjective
- resembling or characteristic of a slough; swampy, muddy, or boggy
- soft and wet; having the consistency of mud or mire
Examples
- The hikers avoided the sloughy area near the creek.
- After the heavy rains, the field became sloughy and impassable.
- The sloughy ground made it difficult to set up camp.
- We had to find a way around the sloughy marsh.
- The sloughy conditions slowed our progress considerably.
- Her boots sank into the sloughy earth with each step.