syrtic
English
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editsyrtic (comparative more syrtic, superlative most syrtic)
- Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
- The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
- The marshy ground gradually disappeared, and the rest of the Syrtic region, though arid and dreary in a high degree, presented from time to time little valleys or detached spots, the verdure of which afforded an agreeable relief.
- The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
Synonyms
edit- (resembling quicksand): hoggy, quaggy, swampy; see also Thesaurus:marshy