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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State police said the driver veered off the right side of the road about 700 feet into an embankment and marshy area off the highway.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
While digging trenches on marshy ground near Timber Creek this past August, Cooper and Dial found water as deep as 1.5 meters under the once frozen soil, as well as dirt the gray color of reduced iron.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
After several creek crossings, the trail ends at Parsons Spring (4 miles), a wide marshy area.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Listen to this article Two people were injured when a charter bus crashed on Interstate 91 in North Haven Tuesday morning and drove off the highway into a marshy area as the driver was reportedly trying to avoid hitting an animal.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
While digging trenches on marshy ground near Timber Creek this past August, Cooper and Dial found water as deep as 1.5 meters under the once frozen soil, as well as dirt the gray color of reduced iron.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
After several creek crossings, the trail ends at Parsons Spring (4 miles), a wide marshy area.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Listen to this article Two people were injured when a charter bus crashed on Interstate 91 in North Haven Tuesday morning and drove off the highway into a marshy area as the driver was reportedly trying to avoid hitting an animal.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2024
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“Marshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marshy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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