adjective
Other Word Forms
- marshiness noun
Etymology
Origin of marshy
First recorded in 1350–1400, marshy is from the Middle English word mershi. See marsh, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Not far from the school is a marshy wetland, where ducks, geese and migrating birds come to rest and relax, a smorgasbord for a pair of eagles and their young.
From Los Angeles Times
Lynn Boulton, the Sierra Club’s local conservation chair, walked along a dirt road to what was once a marshy alkali meadow.
From Los Angeles Times
In Melbourne, she was shown an unwanted area of marshy ground.
From BBC
The attack reportedly happened on an island called Barkaram, in a vast marshy region that was once covered by the waters of Lake Chad before its dramatic shrinking in recent decades.
From BBC
The circuit was built on a marshy area, and a methane gas leak is suspected.
From Seattle Times
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