swampy

[ swom-pee ]

adjective

, swamp·i·er, swamp·i·est.

1. of the nature of, resembling, or abounding in swamps.
2. found in swamps.

Other Words From

• swampi·ness noun
• un·swampy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of swampy¹

First recorded in 1640–50; swamp + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Laundrie’s parents told authorities that their son indicated last week that he planned to hike the swampy reserve alone.

From Washington Post

Because clouds on Earth were made of water, it stood to reason that Venus should be a very steamy and swampy place.

From Popular-Science

He hated the swampy Southeast and looked with disdain at formerly enslaved people camping there.

From Outside Online

In 2005, some of those accounts, based on surveys conducted in the swampy bottomlands of Arkansas, were published in the journal Science, leading to a flurry of interest.

From Popular-Science

Homes more used to the swampy heat were useless against the wind and cold, with pipes bursting and ceilings caving in.

From MIT Technology Review

Like Peter the Great on the Baltic, she got the swampy part.

From The Daily Beast

In Louisiana, a land rich with swampy Gothic crime stories and compelling motion-picture tax incentives!

From The Daily Beast

The track opens on Rihanna approaching her swampy throne, decked out in an outfit Miley Cyrus could only dream of.

From The Daily Beast

All of these swampy scenarios set the table for the high stakes Wisconsin primary on April 3.

From The Daily Beast

He once hinted he buried her in a swampy bird sanctuary on the island, which her father dredged to no avail.

From The Daily Beast

Virginia has been richly endowed with caverns, springs, unusual rock formations and a dense, swampy wilderness.

From Project Gutenberg

He kept on grimly, however, never deviating from his perspective, which was the swampy ground on the outer curve of the bend.

From Project Gutenberg

The outlet of the lake, which they reached at noon, was a stream fifty feet in width, and passed at first through a swampy region.

From Project Gutenberg

They passed another lake, along whose shores the trail was rough and swampy.

From Project Gutenberg

The banks are generally low, with a few sandy elevations, thickly wooded or swampy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• marshy
• muddy