syrtic

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to a syrt; boggy; resembling quicksand.
 * 2) * 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.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:marshy