sludgy

[ sluhj-ee ]

adjective

, sludg·i·er, sludg·i·est.

1. of or relating to sludge.
2. covered, lined with, or containing sludge.

ˈsludgy

/ ˈslʌdʒɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or like sludge

Word History and Origins

Origin of sludgy¹

First recorded in 1775–85; sludge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

For decades, the global supply chain has been powered by the dirtiest, cheapest fuel, a sludgy byproduct of oil refineries, called bunker fuel or marine fuel oil.

From Quartz

A more oxidized and more melt-prone gut at lower temperatures may lead to a smaller solid core, a thicker sludgy mantle and a more metal-deprived crusty shell, the researchers say.

From Science News

The song is a sludgy, hard-rocking tune with a video that will give you a nostalgia trip.

From The Daily Beast

At last it became so weak that it thawed a hole in the soft, sludgy ice and could not extricate itself.

From Project Gutenberg

My exasperation with self was by no means allayed when I tripped over a stone and fell my length in a sludgy patch of swamp.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the pleasures of being "on the road to Mandalay" was to see the-- "Elephints a-pilin' teak In the sludgy, squdgy creek"

From Project Gutenberg

This village had half a mile of ooze and sludgy marsh in front of it, and a stockade as usual.

From Project Gutenberg

Elephints a-pilin' teak In the sludgy, squdgy creek, Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to speak!

From Project Gutenberg