I. pronunc at slough I+ē or i adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: slough (I) + -y
: full of sloughs : miry , muddy
in a sloughy , weedy district — Willa Cather
a sloughy creek
II. ˈsləfē, -fi adjective
Etymology: slough (III) + -y
: resembling or marked by the presence of the dead matter that separates from living flesh