Definition of Swampiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swampiness

swamp red oak
swamp rose mallow
swamp sparrow
swamp sunflower
swamp white oak
swamp willow
swamped
swamper
swampers
swamphen
swamphens
swampier
swampiest
swampily
swampiness (current term)
swampinesses
swamping
swampings
swampish
swampland
swamplands
swamplife
swamplike
swamps
swampy
swampy beggar-ticks
swamy
swan
swan's-down

Literary usage of Swampiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters from the South by Thomas Campbell (1837)
"... French—Bagdad once the first Medical School in the World—Diseases of the Natives—The doctrine of Fatalism—Peculiarities of the Climate—swampiness of the ..."

2. College Physiography by Ralph Stockman Tarr, Lawrence Martin (1914)
"It is one of the reasons for swampiness in the tropical zone, ... A vegetation cover checks evaporation and in that way also encourages swampiness; ..."

3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Soil swampiness—a consequence of the im- ... A lessening of the aeration of the soil — a consequence of its swampiness. ..."

4. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"Sometimes both these causes are at work, when the harm done is intensified. The local causes of swampiness may vary considerably. (u) In lo,r-lying plains, ..."

5. The Physical Geography of New York State by Ralph Stockman Tarr, Ebenezer Tousey Turner (1902)
"This tilting of the land has necessarily diminished the slope of north-flowing streams, and should tend to increase thn swampiness of the lake deltas on the ..."

6. The Indian Forester (1898)
"This condition of swampiness in our woodlands is generally due to the fact ... to its swampiness, for its growth, and is being planted with Scotch pine. ..."

7. Letters from the South by Thomas Campbell (1837)
"... French—Bagdad once the first Medical School in the World—Diseases of the Natives—The doctrine of Fatalism—Peculiarities of the Climate—swampiness of the ..."

8. College Physiography by Ralph Stockman Tarr, Lawrence Martin (1914)
"It is one of the reasons for swampiness in the tropical zone, ... A vegetation cover checks evaporation and in that way also encourages swampiness; ..."

9. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Permafrost causes the following soil variations: 1. Soil swampiness— ... A lessening of the aeration of the soil — a consequence of its swampiness. ..."

10. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"Sometimes both these causes are at work, when the harm done is intensified. The local causes of swampiness may vary considerably. (u) In lo,r-lying plains, ..."

11. The Physical Geography of New York State by Ralph Stockman Tarr, Ebenezer Tousey Turner (1902)
"This tilting of the land has necessarily diminished the slope of north-flowing streams, and should tend to increase thn swampiness of the lake deltas on the ..."

12. The Indian Forester (1898)
"This condition of swampiness in our woodlands is generally due to the fact ... to its swampiness, for its growth, and is being planted with Scotch pine. ..."

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