mucky
Americanadjective
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of or like muck.
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filthy, dirty, or slimy.
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British Informal.
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obscene.
a mucky story.
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nasty; mean or contemptible.
a mucky trick.
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(of weather) oppressively humid.
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adjective
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dirty
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of or like muck
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Mr. Paré-Poupart is in his element when describing the men with whom he’s worked, misfits all yet high-functioning pros in the mucky métier they’ve chosen for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The trees won’t take in wetlands, in mucky soils.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
In PowerWash Simulator's case that means cleaning through one mucky area - say, a fun house or a roller disco - after another; quite literally rinse and repeat.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
I waded a long way out, til the bottom grew mucky and seaweed tickled my legs, then submerged.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Her hand fumbled along the mucky sheet until it found the small book of Psalms I had dropped.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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