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marshy

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marsh⋅y

  [mahr-shee]
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–adjective, 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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME mershi. See marsh, -y 1

Related forms:
marsh⋅i⋅ness, noun
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marsh·y   (mär'shē)   
adj.   marsh·i·er, marsh·i·est

  1. Of, resembling, or characterized by a marsh or marshes; boggy.

  2. Growing in marshes.

marsh'i·ness n.
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