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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Even the Paris Agreement, ostensibly a plan to limit climate change to an acceptable level, is swampy. Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 More like overt, unapologetic swampy displays at Mar-a-Lago. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 While mammoths were adapted to cold, open tundras and the grasslands of Europe, North America and Asia during the Ice Age, mastodons were found in woodlands and swampy areas across Central and North America. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 With every billionaire appointee comes a minefield of conflicts of interest and ethical concerns — exactly the kind of swampy conditions that Trump has vowed to drain. Zachary Basu, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 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 5 Jan. 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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