miry

[ mahyuhr-ee ]

adjective

, mir·i·er, mir·i·est.

1. of the nature of mire; swampy:

   miry ground.

2. abounding in mire; muddy.
3. covered or bespattered with mire.

Other Words From

• miri·ness noun
• un·miry adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of miry¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mire, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Pools of water stood in the miry streets, and every aspect of nature was cheerless and desolate.

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It was plain that these feet had kicked off sportive children oftener than they had plodded with freight through miry lanes.

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They plowed through the miry gravel, and falling face downwards, he rolled down the hill.

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The streets were narrow, dusty in summer and miry in winter.

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The old wall had now fallen to ruins, but the miry ground remained.

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