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Definition of Swampy
1. Adjective. (of soil) soft and watery. "Swampy bayous"
Similar to: Wet
Derivative terms: Bog, Marsh, Mire, Mud, Muddiness, Quag, Slop, Sloppiness, Slough, Sogginess, Swamp
Definition of Swampy
1. a. Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land.
Definition of Swampy
1. Adjective. Describing land that is wet like a swamp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swampy
1. marshy [adj SWAMPIER, SWAMPIEST] - See also: marshy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swampy
Literary usage of Swampy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of by Henry Walter Bates (1884)
"The swampy forests of Para—A Portuguese landed proprietor—Country house at
Nazareth—Life of a Naturalist under the equator—The drier virgin ..."
2. Bird Homes: The Nests, Eggs and Breeding Habits of the Land Birds Breeding by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore (1900)
"... twigs, and sometimes weedy grass, placed on somewhat swampy ground in the
dense northern forest. The eggs, numbering from 8 to 16, are buff-coloured, ..."
3. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"Absence of peat-formation, iv. Siliceous Soil. Sal-forest of India. Bamboo-
forest, v. swampy Ground. Palm-woods. Swamp-forest in Burma. ..."
4. Women in Rice Farming: Proceedings of a Conference on Women in Rice Farming by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Equitable incorporation of women into improved farming systems for tidal swamps
demands an analysis of swampy farming systems and women's present role in ..."
5. Bulletin by Louisiana Geological Survey (1907)
"... Pl. I. The lake-like body of water to the southwest, as well as the swampy
depression to the northeast of Jerusalem Church may have been caused in part ..."
6. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-20-21-22 by John Franklin (1824)
"Passage up Hayes', Steel, and Hill Rivers—Cross swampy Lake- Jack River—Knee Lake
and Magnetic Islet—Trout River— Holey ..."
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