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Etymology
Origin of swampy
Explanation
Something that's swampy is very wet and soggy, like a swampy baseball field after four days of heavy rain. Something swampy resembles a swamp, a wetland where trees, shrubs, and other plants grow. The "wetland" part is what's important when it comes to this adjective, which you can use for sloppy, squishy places that get your feet really wet. That park won't work for croquet — the grass is so swampy! Swampy can also describe literal swamps: "Cypress trees grow in the swampy areas of Louisiana bordering the Mississippi River."
Example Sentences
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Swampy groundwater, asbestos and soil contamination at the site have caused delays and overruns, according to the Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Protesters, including veteran eco-protester Swampy, have built tunnels in an attempt to disrupt HS2 construction.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023
Isaiah Swampy Omeasoo, 20, studied and made himself fluent in Cree.
From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022
The would-be trespasser turned out to be a 5-foot-long alligator the department later dubbed "Swampy Chomps."
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021
The Mushkegowuk were an Indigenous people sometimes referred to as the Swampy Cree and now registered with the Canadian government as the York Factory First Nation.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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