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marshy

  • adjective
  • /ˈmɑɹʃi/

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

Example

“the marshy nature of the ground”

Other meanings

  1. Growing in marshy ground.

Related words

  • marshily
  • marshiness

Word history

From Middle English "mersshy".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “marshy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.