swampy
adjective
ˈswäm-pē 
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, suggestive of, or resembling swamp : marshy
swampiness noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the lead single from her 2007 album Family, Rimes took fans deep into this swampy, bluesy groove for a deliciously defiant tale of a mischievous group of young adults in the deep backwoods with nothing but time on their hands. 
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2022 The imaginative installation began as a matter of pragmatism, a creative collaboration between two neighbors hoping to lure mosquito-devouring swallows to this swampy stretch by building colorful birdhouses. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 One was the sullen sky and swampy feel of humid late July. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 As New York grew, poorer people — including waves of immigrants as well as Black Americans migrating north — ended up in less desirable, cheaper areas, places that tended to be hotter, lower-lying, landlocked, flood-prone or swampy. New York Times, 28 May 2022 The study suggests the species lived mainly in swampy forests, as did the discovery of the fossilized teeth in a coal deposit. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022 Droughts usually wreck mosquitoes’ habitats by drying up moist breeding grounds, such as stagnant pools of water or swampy backyards. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 31 July 2022 The entire film takes place in a marsh where two women, a mother and a daughter-in-law, make their living by murdering samurai who wander into their swampy territory and selling the warriors' armor for cash. Katie Rife, EW.com, 30 July 2022 Wallach isn’t particularly ruffled by the swampy ethics of psychedelic capitalism. Wired, 28 July 2022 See More
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2022 The imaginative installation began as a matter of pragmatism, a creative collaboration between two neighbors hoping to lure mosquito-devouring swallows to this swampy stretch by building colorful birdhouses. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 One was the sullen sky and swampy feel of humid late July. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 As New York grew, poorer people — including waves of immigrants as well as Black Americans migrating north — ended up in less desirable, cheaper areas, places that tended to be hotter, lower-lying, landlocked, flood-prone or swampy. New York Times, 28 May 2022 The study suggests the species lived mainly in swampy forests, as did the discovery of the fossilized teeth in a coal deposit. Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022 Droughts usually wreck mosquitoes’ habitats by drying up moist breeding grounds, such as stagnant pools of water or swampy backyards. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 31 July 2022 The entire film takes place in a marsh where two women, a mother and a daughter-in-law, make their living by murdering samurai who wander into their swampy territory and selling the warriors' armor for cash. Katie Rife, EW.com, 30 July 2022 Wallach isn’t particularly ruffled by the swampy ethics of psychedelic capitalism. Wired, 28 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1649, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
swampy
adjective
ˈswäm-pē
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of or like a swamp swampy land a swampy pond