miry

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miry

/ˈmaɪ(ə)ɹi/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪəɹi

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From Middle English myry, equivalent to mire + -y.

adjective mirier · miriest

Resembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy. Only these marishes and myrie bogs, / In which the fearefull ewftes do build their bowres, / Yeeld me an hostry mongst the croking frogs […].
Similar: boggy, marshy, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, swampy

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adj boggy, marshy

Deutsch	sumpfig, schlammig

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@misc{miry_2026,
  title = {miry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}