Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Bold; boastful; proud.
Examples
25 sentencesOur evidence is no more than a tiny sliver of solid knowledge amidst the vast bog of doubts and speculations.
Наші факти - не більше ніж крихітна скалка міцного знання у розлогому багні сумлівів та спекуляцій. — shanghainese
He got bogged down at work.
The talks have become bogged down.
deDie Verhandlungen haben sich festgefahren. — Yorwba
The mud bogged down the truck.
Algeria is bogged down with problems.
Origin
Uncertain, although possibly related to bug in its original senses of "big" and "puffed upUncertain, although possibly related to bug in its original senses of "big" and "puffed up".
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Forms
bogger, boggestWord family
1 related wordsDerivedboggish
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form