swampier; swampiest
swampiness
noun
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This swampy area slowly created a layer of peat over time which protected them from decay.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
The sediment chemistry in these swampy systems is similarly favorable to long-term preservation.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
A far cry from the hustle and bustle of Miami, the mighty River of Grass—so named by conservationist and author Marjory Stoneman Douglas, describing its billowing sawgrass marshes and swampy waterways—protects 1.5 million acres of uniquely Floridian flora and fauna.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
In a video included in the update, the alligator exits a caged vehicle into a swampy body of water as multiple people watch and record the exit on their phones.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 June 2024
The sediment chemistry in these swampy systems is similarly favorable to long-term preservation.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
A far cry from the hustle and bustle of Miami, the mighty River of Grass—so named by conservationist and author Marjory Stoneman Douglas, describing its billowing sawgrass marshes and swampy waterways—protects 1.5 million acres of uniquely Floridian flora and fauna.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023
In a video included in the update, the alligator exits a caged vehicle into a swampy body of water as multiple people watch and record the exit on their phones.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
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swampy
adjective
ˈswäm-pē 
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, relating to, or resembling swamp
swampiness
noun
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