marshy

UK: /ˈmɑː^rʃi/ US: (mär′shē)

Inflections of 'marshy' (adj):

marshier

adj comparative

marshiest

adj superlative

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marsh•y  (mär′shē), adj., marsh•i•er, marsh•i•est. 

1. like a marsh;
   soft and wet;
   boggy.
2. pertaining to a marsh.
3. consisting of or constituting a marsh, bog, swamp, or the like.

• Middle English mershi. See marsh, -y¹ 1350–1400

marsh′i•ness, n. 

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marshy / ˈmɑːʃɪ/ adjective (marshier, marshiest)

1. of, involving, or like a marsh

ˈmarshiness noun

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marsh /mɑrʃ/   n. [countable]

1. Ecology an area of waterlogged soil covered with tall grasses.

marsh•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

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marsh  (märsh), n. 

1. Ecology a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.

• bef. 900; Middle English mershe, Old English mer(i)sc (cognate with German Marsch). See mere², -ish¹; compare marais, marish, morass

marsh′like′, adj. 
Synonyms

swamp, bog, fen, marshland, wetland.

Marsh  (märsh), n. 

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