mirinessn.
/ˈmʌɪərɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmaɪ(ə)rinᵻs/ Now rare.
The condition or quality of being miry.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough > miry quality
mirinessa1608
spewiness1653
poachiness1707
pugging1964
a1608 F. Vere Comm. (1657) 21 A dike or causey,..most used in winter by reason of the lownesse and myrinesse of the country.
1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver ii. 15 Another cause of Barrennesse is Bogginesse or Miernesse [1653 Mieriness].
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Miriness, dirtiness, fullness of mire.
1829 Gardener's Mag. Apr. 174 The lateness and poorness of our crops—the stiffness of our land—the miriness about the farm-yard.
1893 New Eng. Mag. July 641/1 The taste of the multitude is to be formed upon art, or left to wallow in its congenital miriness.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2783/2 Now, with the increase of skill and the great care taken in maintaining them, our roads are completely free from miriness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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