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fenny adj

Characteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline wetland containing peat below the waterline”); marshy, swampy; also, of land: containing a fen or fens. Now chiefly of plants: growing or living in a fen. (obsolete, also figurative) Muddy; hence, dirty, filthy. Today is declared by the United Nations to be World Soil Day to recognize the importance of soil as a vital part of nature and a contributor to human well-being.

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