mucky
[muhk-ee]
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.
Origin of mucky
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Related Words for mucky
clammy, glutinous, miry, muddy, oozy, sludgy, slushy, viscous, mucous, scummy, yukkyExamples from the Web for mucky
Contemporary Examples of mucky
The terrain is mucky, and the pickings are slim; patience and boredom are a part of the hunt.
Historical Examples of mucky
He dug a hole in the mucky, black sand, and Harry did likewise.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree CoveLaura Lee Hope
He was somewhere between the surface of the water and the mucky bottom.
The Tale of Snowball LambArthur Bailey
"Clyde's mucky old bags can stay there till I'm ready," I says.
The Belted SeasArthur Colton
When it was almost as deep as his boot tops he got stuck in the oozy, mucky mud.
My Father's DragonRuth Stiles Gannett
Trees, for the orchard, should never be grown upon a mucky or peaty soil.
American PomologyJ. A. Warder
mucky
adjective muckier or muckiest
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