swampy meaning

UK US /ˈswɑmpi/ 2 syllables

swampy (adjective): (of soil) soft and watery.

Definition of swampy

  1. (of soil) soft and watery
    • the ground was boggy under foot
    • a marshy coastline
    • miry roads
    • wet mucky lowland
    • muddy barnyard
    • quaggy terrain
    • the sloughy edge of the pond
    • swampy bayous

    Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, waterlogged

    Similar: wet

    Related forms: swamp

How to pronounce swampy

swampy is pronounced /ˈswɑmpi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in PY · 6-letter words

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