Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marshy

/ˈmɑɹʃi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: marshy
IPA: /ˈmɑɹʃi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.

adj

Growing in marshy ground.

Example Sentences

"the marshy nature of the ground"
"Nearer the coast, the land becomes markedly more marshy, with long, winding channels striking inland from the sea, making access to some of the waterside villages rather difficult."
"West of Keswick a short descent at 1 in 122 brings the train down to the low-lying and marshy ground between Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lake and to the crossing of the Derwent - the outfall from Derwentwater, [...]."
"Engineers chose a site for the 480-hectare plant on marshy ground at Hsiaokang, a small township near the southern seaport of Kaohsiung."

Etymology

From Middle English mersshy, mershi, equivalent to marsh + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mersshy
Suffix: marsh

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹʃi/

Inflected Forms

marshier (comparative) marshiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

marshily marshiness

Frequently Paired Words

dank fetid mucky muddy squelchy squishy wetland

Synonyms

hoggy quaggy swampy boggish boggy fennish fenny marish marshy miry moorish moory

Antonyms

firm

Questions

How do you pronounce marshy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹʃi/.
What does marshy mean?: Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
Where does marshy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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