mired

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adjective
  1. trapped in mud, muck, or slime:The concern now was how to free their mired fire engine and water tanker.

  2. entangled or stuck:Bond yields have been climbing, but they still remain mired at historically low levels.

  1. soiled with mud, muck, or slime:He looked down at his mired kaftan, speckled with dirt, and tried to brush it clean.

  2. involved or entrapped in trouble or difficulty:Only some of our colleagues have offended, it is true; but all of us are mired.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of mire.

Origin of mired

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Other words from mired

  • un·mired, adjective

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