This week's theme: a medley of words. quaggy (KWAG-ee) adjective
Marshy; flabby; spongy. [From quag (marsh), of unknown origin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=quaggy The River Quaggy is a small river in London (UK) flowing through the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham. -Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org) "The car's right rear tire rolled up over a boulder, slid, and sank into a quaggy hole." E. Annie Proulx; The Half-skinned Steer; The Atlantic Monthly (Boston); Nov 1997. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: A cure for brain flab! One brain-building, at-a-glance email a day helps keep unsightly ignorance away. http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw061806 Ever wonder why we aren't just euphoric, we are on cloud nine? Derivation, a fun game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. -Frank A. Clark, writer (1911- ) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/quaggy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/quaggy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/quaggy.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
