adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

   "the marshy nature of the ground"

2. 2
   Growing in marshy ground.

Adjective

1. 1
   (of soil) soft and watery wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

quaggyswampyboggishboggishboggyboggy

Antonyms

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firm

Example

More examples

"We crossed the marshy bottom and passed over a quarter of a mile of dry, hard turf."

Etymology

From Middle English mersshy, mershi, equivalent to marsh + -y.

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