marshy

[ mahr-shee ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR marshy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, marsh·i·er, marsh·i·est.

like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.

pertaining to a marsh.

consisting of or constituting a marsh, bog, swamp, or the like.

Origin of marshy

First recorded in 1350–1400, marshy is from the Middle English word mershi.See marsh, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM marshy

marsh·i·ness, noun

Words nearby marshy

marsh tacky, marsh tit, marsh trefoil, marshwort, marsh wren, marshy, Marsilid, Marsilius of Padua, marsipobranch, Mars red, Marston

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Example sentences from the Web for marshy

Apaches used what was once a marshy ciénaga as a water hole for centuries.
Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America|Condé Nast Traveler|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A night of mediocrity now brooded over the marshy fens of Holland.
Vondel's Lucifer|Joost van den Vondel
The banks of the stream were 417 frequently grassy, and there was a great deal of marshy ground.
Western Himalaya and Tibet|Thomas Thomson
It was a marshy, dense, and tangled coppice projecting like a sabre tooth between the brigades of Lane and Archer.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

Near by was a hou-tree swamp, a spongy, marshy place where cattle were eating grass that grew under water.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880|Various
These two towns rise like islands in their naked undulating plains, covered partly with corn, partly with marshy heath.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marshy

marshy

/ (ˈmɑːʃɪ) /

adjective marshier or marshiest

of, involving, or like a marsh

Derived forms of marshy

marshiness, noun

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单词	marshy
释义	marshy [ mahr-shee ] / ˈmɑr ʃi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marshy ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, marsh·i·er, marsh·i·est. like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy. pertaining to a marsh. consisting of or constituting a marsh, bog, swamp, or the like. Origin of marshy First recorded in 1350–1400, marshy is from the Middle English word mershi.See marsh, -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM marshy marsh·i·ness, noun Words nearby marshy marsh tacky, marsh tit, marsh trefoil, marshwort, marsh wren, marshy, Marsilid, Marsilius of Padua, marsipobranch, Mars red, Marston Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for marshy Apaches used what was once a marshy ciénaga as a water hole for centuries. Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America\|Condé Nast Traveler\|March 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A night of mediocrity now brooded over the marshy fens of Holland. Vondel's Lucifer\|Joost van den Vondel The banks of the stream were 417 frequently grassy, and there was a great deal of marshy ground. Western Himalaya and Tibet\|Thomas Thomson It was a marshy, dense, and tangled coppice projecting like a sabre tooth between the brigades of Lane and Archer. The Long Roll\|Mary Johnston Near by was a hou-tree swamp, a spongy, marshy place where cattle were eating grass that grew under water. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880\|Various These two towns rise like islands in their naked undulating plains, covered partly with corn, partly with marshy heath. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851\|Various British Dictionary definitions for marshy marshy / (ˈmɑːʃɪ) / adjective marshier or marshiest of, involving, or like a marsh Derived forms of marshy marshiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to marshy soggy, miry, mucky, quaggy, boggy, fenny, moory, paludal
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marshy

adjective, marsh·i·er, marsh·i·est.

Origin of marshy

OTHER WORDS FROM marshy

Words nearby marshy

Example sentences from the Web for marshy

British Dictionary definitions for marshy

adjective marshier or marshiest

Derived forms of marshy

Words related to marshy