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marshy

[mahr-shee]

adjective

marshier, marshiest 
  1. like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.

  2. pertaining to a marsh.

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



marshy

/ ˈɑːʃɪ /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or like a marsh

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • marshiness noun
  • ˈ󾱲Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of marshy1

First recorded in 1350–1400, marshy is from the Middle English word mershi. See marsh, -y 1
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In Melbourne, she was shown an unwanted area of marshy ground.

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The attack reportedly happened on an island called Barkaram, in a vast marshy region that was once covered by the waters of Lake Chad before its dramatic shrinking in recent decades.

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The marshy site where the massacre took place is now dry land — barely noticeable to visitors save for a roadside historical marker that describes the tragedy.

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The circuit was built on a marshy area, and a methane gas leak is suspected.

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Watch for hawks, bobcats, river otters and 90 bird species amid marshy grasses.

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