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morassy, a.|mɒˈræsɪ|
[f. morass + -y1. Cf. Ger. morastig, earlier marassig.]
Of or pertaining to a morass; having the characteristics of a morass; consisting of wet spongy ground; found in a morass. morassy iron ore = morass ore.
1699W. Dampier Voy. II. i. 160 The Land on the backside of the Town seems to be morassy. 1784Darwin in Phil. Trans. LXXV. 3 Our next operation was to build a wall of clay against the morassy sides of the well. 1801Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 240/1 Morassy iron ore. 1881Blackmore Christowell (1882) II. x. 219 The ground was uneven, though not bouldery, nor morassy. |