paludal

[ puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to marshes.
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.

paludal

/ ˈpæljʊdəl; pəˈljuːdəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or produced by marshes
2. malarial

Other Words From

• postpa·ludal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paludal¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin palūd- (stem of palūs ) “swamp, marsh” + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of paludal¹

C19: from Latin palus marsh; related to Sanskrit palvala pond

Example Sentences

Nearly a million cubic yards of sediment had made the five-mile journey, resulting in the creation—or, to be more accurate, the re-creation—of a hundred and eighty-six paludal acres.

From The New Yorker

Nearly a million cubic yards of sediment had made the five-mile journey, resulting in the creation—or, to be more accurate, the re-creation—of a hundred and eighty-six paludal acres.

From The New Yorker

Nearly a million cubic yards of sediment had made the five-mile journey, resulting in the creation—or, to be more accurate, the re-creation—of a hundred and eighty-six paludal acres.

From The New Yorker

Nearly a million cubic yards of sediment had made the five-mile journey, resulting in the creation—or, to be more accurate, the re-creation—of a hundred and eighty-six paludal acres.

From The New Yorker

Nearly a million cubic yards of sediment had made the five-mile journey, resulting in the creation—or, to be more accurate, the re-creation—of a hundred and eighty-six paludal acres.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• soggy