swampy

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
17
Letters
6

Definition of swampy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
    “swampy land”
    “swampy armpits”
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adj

  1. Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
    “swampy land”
    “swampy armpits”
  2. Flowing smoothly with no harsh tones but possibly including muddy tones.
    “Fogerty’s voice is raw but focused, they can stretch out on Born on the Bayou and Suzie Q, but can be succinct, punchy and still just as evocatively swampy on Green River. They have punch – this is easily the best set so far.”

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Etymology

From swamp + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian sumpich (“swampy”), Dutch sompig, zompig (“swampy, soggy”), German sumpfig (“swampy”), Swedish sumpig (“swampy”).

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