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mucky
[ muhk-ee ]
/ ˈmʌk i /
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adjective, muck·i·er, muck·i·est.
of or like muck.
filthy, dirty, or slimy.
British Informal.
- obscene: a mucky story.
- nasty; mean or contemptible: a mucky trick.
- (of weather) oppressively humid.
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Words nearby mucky
muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc, muco-, mucocele, mucocutaneous
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British Dictionary definitions for mucky
mucky
/ (ˈmʌkɪ) /
adjective muckier or muckiest
dirty
of or like muck
Derived forms of mucky
muckily, adverbmuckiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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