swampier; swampiest
swampiness
noun
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One reviewer commended the wide toe box and adjustable Velcro heel strap, and another traveler said their feet felt great after wearing them on a hike through the woods, in swampy grass, and on pavement.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy Everglades for the better part of winter.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The Broader, Post-DOGE Agenda Looking beyond DOGE (and beyond the swampy aspects), a broader survey of Trump’s executive orders reveals DOGE as one part of a larger agenda streamlining spending and regulation—sometimes with greater fervor than the DOGE directives themselves.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Carey is despondent and gets out of the car, walking all the way to Julie and Paul’s through swampy water as the titles play over Dabney Morris and David Wingo’s jaunty score.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
Small and stocky birds perch, hunched over, on the treetops and branches of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of Florida’s swampy Everglades for the better part of winter.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The Broader, Post-DOGE Agenda Looking beyond DOGE (and beyond the swampy aspects), a broader survey of Trump’s executive orders reveals DOGE as one part of a larger agenda streamlining spending and regulation—sometimes with greater fervor than the DOGE directives themselves.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Carey is despondent and gets out of the car, walking all the way to Julie and Paul’s through swampy water as the titles play over Dabney Morris and David Wingo’s jaunty score.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
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“Swampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swampy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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swampy
adjective
ˈswäm-pē 
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, relating to, or resembling swamp
swampiness
noun
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