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 Leng’s company, now called Pivotal, occupies a few nondescript buildings on the marshy end of Palo Alto, wedged in behind Google and a NASA research center. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 But spring warmth is coming earlier in the marshy areas where both species spread their eggs and milt, leading to accidental hybridization. Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 In This Article What Are Ramps? How To Cook Ramps Where To Buy Ramps Southern states are home to dozens, even hundreds, of indigenous plants that have fed the people who call these rolling hills, expansive plains, and marshy bottoms home for centuries. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024 If not for the marshy spots glistening in multiple spots on the pitch, the U.S. might have scored sooner. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Avoid swimming or wading in marshy areas where snails can be found. Daniel More, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024 The area feels both mountainous and a little marshy. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024 The fire started about 2:25 p.m. Sunday on the edge of a marshy wetland known as Talone Lake, near Frazee Road and Mission Avenue. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023 Brainard-Barnes was one of four escorts found buried in the same marshy, desolate area in Gilgo Beach in Long Island, N.Y., in December 2010, all within about 500 feet of each other. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of marshy was in the 14th century

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“Marshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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