syrtic

English

Etymology

syrt +‎ -ic

Adjective

syrtic (comparative more syrtic, superlative most syrtic)

  1. Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
    • The Edinburgh Review (volume 14? 48? page 225)
      The marshy ground gradually disappeared, and the rest of the Syrtic region, though arid and dreary in a high degree, presented from time to time little valleys or detached spots, the verdure of which afforded an agreeable relief.

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