swampy
adjective
\ ˈswäm-pē
, ˈswȯm-\
, ˈswȯm-\
swampier;
swampiest
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Jakarta was first established by Dutch traders in a swampy area of coast. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Indonesia Plans to Build a New Capital on Borneo," 27 Aug. 2019 The way in which Trump has turned the office of the president into his own swampy profit-center is well-documented at this point. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme," 26 Aug. 2019 Back then, dense forests, swampy marshes, and flowing rivers were home to a variety of reptiles, fish, amphibians, mammals, and plants. — George W. Stone, National Geographic, "Dinosaurs to gladiators: 10 World Heritage trips for families," 16 Aug. 2019 His body was found riddled with gunshot wounds in a swampy field in suburban Memphis in July 2010. — Time, "Ex-Wife of Slain NBA Player Lorenzen Wright Pleads Guilty to Plotting His 2010 Death," 25 July 2019 His body was found riddled with gunshot wounds in a swampy field in suburban Memphis in July 2010. — Adrian Sainz, The Denver Post, "Ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleads guilty," 25 July 2019 His decomposed body was found 10 days later in a swampy field in south east Memphis. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Ex-Wife of NBA Star Lorenzen Wright Admits Facilitating His Murder: 'We Lost a Great Guy'," 25 July 2019 That is, until a hunter happened upon the skeletal remains of what appeared to be a small child near a tree deep in a swampy, wooded area of St. Charles Parish on Nov. 29, 1978. — Michelle Hunter, nola.com, "New suspect named in 1978 abduction, murder of 5-year-old Stephanie Hebert," 29 June 2019 Kids from the Youth Employment in Parks project are doing much of the labor, which includes hauling in gravel for use as infill in swampy areas, Underwood said. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "New singletrack bike trails come to Midtown Anchorage," 26 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swampy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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swampy
adjective
\ ˈswäm-pē
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swampier;
swampiest
Kids Definition of swampy
: consisting of or like a swamp
swampy land
a swampy pond