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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Sweeping job cuts at national parks across the country now include about 20 staffers in South Florida’s beloved swampy wilderness. Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 There will be a music festival setting for Trolls and a swampy playground with Shrek. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025 Hiking trails lead through swampy marshes with light-green water filling the forest floor. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025 The train zips through verdant farmland and swampy rice paddies and into the darkness of mountain tunnels. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swampy

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Mar. 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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