swampy

American

[swom-pee] / ˈswɒm pi /

adjective

swampier, swampiest

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

Other Word Forms

swampiness noun
unswampy adjective

Etymology

Origin of swampy

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

Example Sentences

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Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Today, Lewis sells cars in a small town on North Carolina’s swampy southeastern coast and does occasional political consulting.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

The sun is setting over Ilubirin, a half-finished housing estate being constructed on sand-filled land reclaimed from the swampy Lagos lagoon.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

With worries about the spread of gun ownership in his head, Fogerty devised one of his eeriest productions for this swampy psych-rock number.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

In the swampy streets there were the remains of furniture, animal skeletons covered with red lilies, the last memories of the hordes of newcomers who had fled Macondo as wildly as they had arrived.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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