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marshy

 [mahr-shee]  

marsh·y

   [mahr-shee]
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; Middle English mershi. See marsh, -y1

Related forms
marsh·i·ness, noun
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marshy (ˈmɑːʃɪ)
 
—adj , marshier, marshiest
of, involving, or like a marsh
 
'marshiness
 
—n

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