swampy

adjective

ˈswäm-pē How to pronounce swampy (audio)
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, suggestive of, or resembling swamp : marshy
swampiness noun

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The most worrisome elements at the moment are Trump’s own swampy impulses that not infrequently manifest, such as tariffs (the most prominent), antitrust regulation, a sovereign wealth fund, campus speech codes, regulation of concert ticket prices, drug price interventions and the like. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Kershaw was breaking as little sweat as possible on a swampy Florida night while handling the Rays’ lineup. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025 The area around the lake is flat and swampy and has many spruce islands and alder-willow brush patches. Jim Rearden, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025 After the discovery of Venus' true nature, when a planet thought to be a swampy, humid world was revealed as a hellish place of intense pressure and searing temperatures, Mars seemed almost welcoming. Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for swampy

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First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swampy was in 1649

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“Swampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swampy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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swampy

adjective
ˈswäm-pē How to pronounce swampy (audio)
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, relating to, or resembling swamp
swampiness noun

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