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Meaning of 'muddy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Muddy [ superl.]
- Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
- Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.
- Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
- Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.
- Not clear or bright.
2 . Muddy [ v. t.]
- To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
- Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy.

Meaning of 'muddy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . muddy [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make turbid
Example in sentence:
  • muddy the water
Meaning (2):
- cause to become muddy
Example in sentence:
  • These data would have muddied the prediction
3 . muddy [ s]
Meaning (3):
- (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
Example in sentence:
  • a cloudy liquid;
  • muddy coffee;
  • murky waters
Meaning (4):
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
Example in sentence:
  • a dirty (or dingy) white;
  • dirty;
  • dirty-blonde hair;
  • dirty-green walls;
  • muddy colors;
  • the muddied grey of the sea
Meaning (5):
- (of soil) soft and watery
Example in sentence:
  • a marshy coastline;
  • miry roads;
  • muddy barnyard;
  • quaggy terrain;
  • swampy bayous;
  • the ground was boggy under foot;
  • the sloughy edge of the pond;
  • wet mucky lowland
Meaning (6):
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
Example in sentence:
  • a mucky stable;
  • muddy boots

Nearby Words:

mud mudar mudarin muddied muddily muddiness muddle muddled muddlehead muddler

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