swampy

Everyday

Swampy land is wet, soft and muddy, like a swamp, with water lying on it and plants growing in the water. tree →

In the lessons

Geography and science: swamps and marshes are wetlands; they are homes for frogs, birds, alligators (USA) and many insects, and they store water and stop floods. Stories: swampy places are often spooky, misty or home to monsters like Shrek. Everyday: a swampy football pitch after rain.

Examples

• The path became swampy after the rain. tree →
• Alligators live in swampy parts of Florida. tree →
• The football pitch was swampy and we got covered in mud. tree →
• Mosquitoes breed in swampy ground. tree →
• The ogre lived in a swampy forest. tree →
• Swampy land is good for frogs and herons. tree →
• In the swampy margin of a broad stream in the garden lived the toad, with her son. tree →

Note

Comparative: swampier, swampiest. Related: swamp (noun; also verb «to swamp» = to flood or overwhelm: I'm swamped with homework). Similar: marshy, boggy (UK and Ireland: bog).