swampy

adjective

ˈswäm-pē 

ˈswȯm-

swampier; swampiest

: consisting of, suggestive of, or resembling swamp : marshy

swampiness noun

Examples of swampy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjust to the season’s swampy weather by opting for a breezy sundress or drop-waist number. — India Roby, Glamour, 21 July 2026

The swampy forests that raccoons and their ancestors evolved within for 28 million years couldn’t be more unlike city landscapes. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Vare had Kendrick move the fair location from Fairmount Park to a swampy area of South Philadelphia known as The Neck. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 1 July 2026

Nugget Falls Trail, Tongass National Forest, Alaska Visitors to the Tongass National Forest can hike through meadows and dense forests, explore caves, or even venture on a wooden boardwalk trail through swampy bogs called muskegs. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for swampy

• trompe

Kids Definition

swampy

adjective

ˈswäm-pē 

ˈswȯm-

swampier; swampiest

: consisting of, relating to, or resembling swamp

swampiness noun