sinkyadj.
/ˈsɪŋki/, U.S. /ˈsɪŋki/ Esp. of sand or soil: yielding, prone to sink beneath one's weight. Cf. sinking adj. 1a.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > soft or yielding
rotten?1440
mellow1531
sour1532
unctuous1555
heavy1577
omy1673
mellowed1798
sinky1828
1828 H. Steuart Planter's Guide viii. 228 If the forced-up surface also of the pit be too soft and sinky.
1895 ‘G. Setoun’ Sunshine & Haar vii. 145 It was a heavy enough walk over the ‘sinky’ sand even in the best of weather.
1920 Continent 26 Feb. 271/1 Next she sat in the middle sized mossy chair for the middle sized Mother Toad, and that chair was too soft and too sinky for her, so she jumped out of it quickly.
1969 Mobile Home Jrnl. 10 46 Avoid making sharp turns in sinky spots, and if you stop, back up a little to give yourself a rut to start in.
2004 R. Rauszer Consider an Island 46 She came to softer sand that didn't hurt... It was sinky, though, and made her feel a bit scared.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1828