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marish

American  
[mar-ish] / ˈmær ɪʃ /

noun

  1. a marsh.


adjective

  1. marshy.

marish British  
/ ˈmærɪʃ /

adjective

  1. obsolete marshy; swampy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of marish

1300–50; Middle English mareis < Middle French; see marais

Example Sentences

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All the night marish instability of 1960-65, with all its coups and coup attempts, seemed about to begin again.

From Time Magazine Archive

The main reason: its ties to railroads impose on it the same night marish maze of regulations that the Interstate Commerce Commission ap plies to REA's parents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Visibly shaking from the night marish ride, Campbell heard the speed: 403.1 m.p.h.

From Time Magazine Archive

From that moment the world became one long night marish finger, trained accusingly on him.

From Time Magazine Archive

About them coiled long wreaths of vine, And slim lianas drooped, and marish lichens fine.

From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy

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