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? Soft with moisture (or ? livid, pale). Obsolete.
muddy, sodden; = plashy, adj.1 1; (of weather) that makes the ground muddy or sodden; (in extended use) mushy, watery.
Liable to squelch or to emit a squelching sound. Cf. squelching, adj. 2.
Inclined to yield or give way; pliable, springy, soft; moist (see also quots.).