swampy

[ swom-pee ]
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adjective,swamp·i·er, swamp·i·est.
  1. of the nature of, resembling, or abounding in swamps.

  2. found in swamps.

Origin of swampy

1
First recorded in 1640–50; swamp + -y1

Other words from swampy

  • swamp·i·ness, noun
  • un·swamp·y, adjective

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How to use swampy in a sentence

  • This war had led us from the comparative civilisation of German plantations to the wildest, swampiest region of Equatorial Africa.

    Sketches of the East Africa Campaign | Robert Valentine Dolbey