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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The Best Way to See Foliage: For a quick immersion in fall color, hike the 1.7-mile Oberholtzer Trail, which starts at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center and loops through a hardwood forest on mostly flat trail via double track and skinny boardwalk over marshy sections.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Until very recently, this marshy area, webbed with spits of white sand, was mostly ignored by locals and tourists.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
The intense rain will be potent enough to cause flash flooding, even in marshy areas of the state more capable of handling excess water.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
The land is undeveloped and marshy, creating a natural sponge to absorb excess water in a way that impervious surfaces like paved roads and parking lots can't.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
Until very recently, this marshy area, webbed with spits of white sand, was mostly ignored by locals and tourists.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
The intense rain will be potent enough to cause flash flooding, even in marshy areas of the state more capable of handling excess water.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
The land is undeveloped and marshy, creating a natural sponge to absorb excess water in a way that impervious surfaces like paved roads and parking lots can't.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Marshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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