Synonyms for marshy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mahr-shee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɑr ʃi


Définition of marshy

Origin :
  • late 14c., from marsh + -y (2). Related: Marshiness.
  • adj swampy
Example sentences :
  • The district was wild and marshy, with few signs of any inhabitants.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • All day we ride along the hills skirting the marshy plain of Huleh.
  • Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
  • Alas, you are most often found along the marshy borders of the kingdom of the winds.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • Its back was to the slopes that rose by marshy terraces to the hills.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • A marshy meadow had been selected by his forbears for colonization.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • Behind this fringe of marshy land you see the finest country in the world.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The region, as far as the eye could reach, was low and marshy, with no landmarks.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • A muddy, marshy, unhealthy spot, it was unfitted for a city.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation » by Charles Roger
  • At either end of it was low, marshy ground, difficult to pass.
  • Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
  • Here, however, Hilary approached the marshy ground of feeling.
  • Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy

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