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morassy

morassy adjective: characteristic of a morass; marshy; miry.

Adjective

morassy (comparative more morassy, superlative most morassy)

  1. (archaic) Characteristic of a morass; marshy; miry.
    • The eastern side descends gradually to a great distance into the wooded and moraſſy Sibiria1784, Thomas Pennant, Arctic Zoology
    Synonyms:
    fennish, quaggy, swampy

Synonyms of morassy

Forms of morassy

comparativemore morassy
superlativemost morassy

Origin of morassy

From morass + -y.

Questions about morassy

What does morassy mean?
Morassy means characteristic of a morass; marshy; miry.
What part of speech is morassy?
Morassy is an adjective.

Words near morassy in the dictionary

  1. morass
  2. Morass Bay
  3. morass-ore
  4. morass-weed
  5. morasses
  6. morassy
  7. morat
  8. Morataya
  9. Moratayas
  10. morate
  11. Morath

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