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See more synonyms for muddy on Thesaurus.com adjective, mud·di·er, mud·di·est. abounding in or covered with mud . not clear or pure: muddy colors. cloudy with sediment: muddy coffee. dull, as the complexion. not clear mentally. obscure or vague, as thought, expression, or literary style. Horse Racing denoting the condition of a track after a heavy, continuous rainfall has ceased and been completely absorbed into the surface, leaving it the consistency of thick mud . Show More
verb (used with object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing. to make muddy; soil with mud . to make turbid. to cause to be confused or obscure. Show More
verb (used without object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing. to become muddy. Show More
Origin of muddy First recorded in
1375–1425, muddy is from the
late Middle English word
muddi. See
mud ,
-y1 Related forms mud·di·ly , adverb mud·di·ness , noun un·mud·died , adjective un·mud·dy , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words for muddied impenetrable ,
murky ,
cloudy ,
hazy ,
gloomy ,
frosty ,
thick ,
dull ,
dirty ,
blurred ,
seedy ,
threadbare ,
untidy ,
run-down ,
disheveled ,
blind ,
dim ,
darken ,
confuse ,
disguise Examples from the Web for muddied Contemporary Examples of muddied On a practical level, quidditch players are often muddied or bloodied, and sometimes both (as you can see in the film).
The eight marques that multiplied the overhead and muddied the value propositions of its brands have been streamlined to four.
“They want to be dancing and partying,” but the storm has muddied the plot line.
Whereas TARP 1.0 would have been a boon to transparency, TARP 2.0 muddied the waters badly once again.
Historical Examples of muddied The path is not a cinder one, as I think them untidy, so I was not more than muddied .
His mind was muddied by the innumerable visitors to whom he had to listen.
And he had covered himself with a loathesome coating of muddied dust.
He kicked the muddied snow off his boots and opened the door.
They muddied the streams where he fished and drove away the game by their bellowing.
British Dictionary definitions for muddied adjective -dier or -diest covered or filled with mud not clear or bright muddy colours cloudy a muddy liquid (esp of thoughts) confused or vague Show More
verb -dies , -dying or -died to become or cause to become muddy Show More
Derived Forms muddily , adverb muddiness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for muddied adj. late 13c., from mud + -y (2). Big Muddy in reference to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825.
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v. "to make muddy," c.1600, from muddy (adj.). Related: Muddied ; muddying .
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