marshy

adjective

ˈmär-shē 

marshier; marshiest

1

: resembling or constituting a marsh

marshy ground

2

: relating to or occurring in marshes

marshy vegetation

marshiness noun

Examples of marshy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a marshy creek that runs down the west side of the property, and that creekbottom transitions to a 100-yard-wide stretch of hardwoods that border a hayfield. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

The once flat, muddy and marshy terrain is approximately 100 million years old. — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Beneath Iowa's fields lies an intricate system of more than 2 million miles of drainage tile — underground pipes that turn what was once marshy ground into some of the most productive farmland in the world. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026

Norm Carlson, Florida’s longtime publicist, had found that the stadium was built in a low, marshy pocket of Gainesville. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1