marshier; marshiest
1
: resembling or constituting a marsh
marshy ground
2
: relating to or occurring in marshes
marshy vegetation
marshiness
noun
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And in 2015, Tucson’s mayor helped the Arizona Game and Fish Department plant more topminnows into a marshy area also restored by recycled wastewater.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
An intricate thread of marshy lakes and inlets at the foothills of the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, serves as a gateway to some of the country’s most impressive naturescapes.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
The bulk of the deer live on Big Pine Key, a marshy island 30 miles from Key West.
—Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The sad end of the MS Aurora is a familiar story in the Delta’s marshy sloughs.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
An intricate thread of marshy lakes and inlets at the foothills of the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, serves as a gateway to some of the country’s most impressive naturescapes.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
The bulk of the deer live on Big Pine Key, a marshy island 30 miles from Key West.
—Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
The sad end of the MS Aurora is a familiar story in the Delta’s marshy sloughs.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Marshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshy. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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