swampier; swampiest
swampiness
noun
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The boat is as dry and yellow as a crumpet, but the paint elsewhere runs in long tendrils, or swirls into the swampy alluvial ground.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
While the Florida project has always had a malleable aesthetic, the constants have been a love of gloomy atmospherics and a penchant for crafting decrepit worlds out of their swampy death-doom.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The atmosphere is thick and swampy, and there are a few fun Raimi hallmarks.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
While the Florida project has always had a malleable aesthetic, the constants have been a love of gloomy atmospherics and a penchant for crafting decrepit worlds out of their swampy death-doom.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Park staff are checking camera traps, wading out into the park's swampy wilderness and encouraging visitors to share any otter sightings.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
The atmosphere is thick and swampy, and there are a few fun Raimi hallmarks.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Swampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swampy. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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swampy
adjective
ˈswäm-pē 
ˈswȯm-
swampier; swampiest
: consisting of, relating to, or resembling swamp
swampiness
noun
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