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- Dictionarymarsh·y/ˈmärSHē/
adjective
- 1. characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged: "the marshy ground toward the sea"
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The meaning of MARSHY is resembling or constituting a marsh. How to use marshy in a sentence.
uk / ˈmɑː.ʃi / us / ˈmɑːr.ʃi / Add to word list. A marshy area of land is always wet, like a marsh: This area was very marshy before the drainage system was installed. Synonyms. boggy. swampy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: wetland. boggy. boreal forest. constructed wetland. fen. marshland. mire. miry. morass. peat bog.
Marshy definition: like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy.. See examples of MARSHY used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ˈmɑːr.ʃi / uk / ˈmɑː.ʃi / Add to word list. A marshy area of land is always wet, like a marsh: This area was very marshy before the drainage system was installed. Synonyms. boggy. swampy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Geography: wetland. boggy. boreal forest. constructed wetland. fen. marshland. mire. miry. morass.
Any area of ground that's waterlogged is marshy, like the marshy shore of a river or the low-lying marshy patch in the neighborhood dog park. Unless there's a drought, swamps and bogs and wetlands are always marshy, and water-loving plants grow happily in these areas.
Definition of marshy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'marshy' Word Frequency. marshy. (mɑːʳʃi ) Word forms: comparative marshier, superlative marshiest. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Marshy land is always wet and muddy. ...the broad, marshy plain of the River Spey. Synonyms: swampy, wet, waterlogged, spongy More Synonyms of marshy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Define marshy. marshy synonyms, marshy pronunciation, marshy translation, English dictionary definition of marshy. adj. marsh·i·er , marsh·i·est 1. Of, resembling, or characterized by a marsh or marshes. 2. Growing in marshes. marsh′i·ness n. American Heritage®...
The earliest known use of the adjective marshy is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for marshy is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . marshy is formed within English, by derivation.
marshy in American English. (ˈmɑrʃi ) adjective Word forms: ˈmarshier or ˈmarshiest. 1. of, consisting of, or containing a marsh or marshes. 2. like a marsh; soft and wet; boggy; swampy. 3. growing in marshes.
