marshier; marshiest
1
: resembling or constituting a marsh
marshy ground
2
: relating to or occurring in marshes
marshy vegetation
marshiness
noun
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The project also tried to address the underpinning issues by driving more than 2,000 40-foot- (12-meter-) long wooden pilings into the marshy soil beneath the pool to bolster the foundation.
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Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
The reservoir was built to stabilize the monument, which stands on marshy ground.
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Hafsia Herzi plays Nora, a successful government worker living in a beautiful house in a marshy stretch of French countryside, with a dependable husband, an annoying daughter, and Monica Bellucci for a neighbor.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
The reservoir was built to stabilize the monument, which stands on marshy ground.
—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
Hafsia Herzi plays Nora, a successful government worker living in a beautiful house in a marshy stretch of French countryside, with a dependable husband, an annoying daughter, and Monica Bellucci for a neighbor.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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“Marshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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