adj
Meaning 1
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the queachy fens
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
queachy
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/ˈkwiːt͡ʃi/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -iːtʃi
adj
Meaning 2
Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.