plashy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈplæʃi/ UK /ˈplæʃi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj wet and marshy, or marked by splashing They trudged across the plashy moorland. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · wet and marshy, or marked... marshyboggyswampywaterysplashysoggywaterlogged ↔ Opposites dryaridparched Word family Related forms plashsplash Etymology AI details From plash ('a splash; a marshy pool') + -y. The 'puddle' sense derives from Old English plæsc ('pool of water'); the 'splash' sense is partly imitative. plæsc Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # plashy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈplæʃi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplæʃi/ ## Meanings 1. wet and marshy, or marked by splashing ## Examples - They trudged across the plashy moorland. ## Synonyms - marshy - boggy - swampy - watery - splashy - soggy - waterlogged ## Antonyms - dry - arid - parched ## Related Forms - plash - splash ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plæsc ## Etymology From plash ('a splash; a marshy pool') + -y. The 'puddle' sense derives from Old English plæsc ('pool of water'); the 'splash' sense is partly imitative. ## AI Etymology Plashy comes from plash ('a splash; a marshy pool') + -y. The 'puddle' sense derives from Old English plæsc ('pool of water'); the 'splash' sense is partly imitative. The etymological trail includes Old English plæsc. As an adjective, plashy means wet and marshy, or marked by splashing. The same family is visible in related forms such as plash and splash. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown