adjective
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- marshiness noun
Etymology
Origin of marshy
First recorded in 1350–1400, marshy is from the Middle English word mershi. See marsh, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Lynn Boulton, the Sierra Club’s local conservation chair, walked along a dirt road to what was once a marshy alkali meadow.
From Los Angeles Times
In Melbourne, she was shown an unwanted area of marshy ground.
From BBC
The attack reportedly happened on an island called Barkaram, in a vast marshy region that was once covered by the waters of Lake Chad before its dramatic shrinking in recent decades.
From BBC
The marshy site where the massacre took place is now dry land — barely noticeable to visitors save for a roadside historical marker that describes the tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times
The circuit was built on a marshy area, and a methane gas leak is suspected.
From Seattle Times
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