fenny
Americanadjective
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boggy or marshy
fenny country
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found in, characteristic of, or growing in fens
Etymology
Origin of fenny
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fennig. See fen 1, -y 1
Example Sentences
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“The fenny has dried up,” Mr. Kenwood said.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2018
I observed but few of them, and these seemed not concerned; which is the more remarkable, as in the fenny counties of England it is said to be most troublesome.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose
Rowan-trees in holy places, Willows in the fenny regions,30 Juniper in stony districts, Oaks upon the banks of rivers.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Dr. Hawkins hesitates whether to attribute this to the large proportion of dry and elevated district which that county possesses, or to the exemption of fenny countries generally from consumption.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 389, September 12, 1829 by Various
It is fenny no longer, and the path has become for three-fourths of its length a somewhat dreary street through the dingy suburb of "Romsey Town."
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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