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Meaning of 'muddiness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Muddiness [ n.]
- The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream.
- Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.

Meaning of 'muddiness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . muddiness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
Example in sentence:
  • a confusion of impressions
Meaning (2):
- the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
Example in sentence:
  • the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield;
  • the sloppiness of a rainy November day;
  • the water's muddiness made it undrinkable

Nearby Words:

mud mudar mudarin muddied muddily muddle muddled muddlehead muddler muddling

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