seepy

[ see-pee ]

adjective,seep·i·er, seep·i·est.

(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.

Origin of seepy

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An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; seep + -y¹

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How to use seepy in a sentence

The so-called "seepy places" so often noted along a road are generally the result of this condition.
American Rural Highways | T. R. Agg
I am so very seepy in the morning that my man wakens me above ten times; and now I can tell oo no news of this day.
The Journal to Stella | Jonathan Swift
An I'll tell you nite ittle tory to-night, tause you isn't seepy.
Timothy's Quest | Kate Douglas Wiggin

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