muddy

[ muhd-ee ]

/ ˈmʌd i /

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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.

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.

verb (used without object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing.

to become muddy.

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Origin of muddy

First recorded in 1375–1425, muddy is from the late Middle English word muddi. See mud, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM muddy

mud·di·ly, adverbmud·di·ness, nounun·mud·died, adjectiveun·mud·dy, adjective

Words nearby muddy

muddle along, muddle through, muddlehead, muddleheaded, muddler, muddy, muddy the waters, mudeye, mudfat, mudfish, mudflow

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Where it had been, remained only a few forlorn and twisted posts between which the muddied water whispered softly.
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Of course its contents were lost, my hands and clothes were muddied and my efforts wasted; but I would not give it up yet.
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It seemed air strangely thickened and soiled, as pure water may be muddied by the passage of some unclean body.
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British Dictionary definitions for muddied

muddy

/ (ˈmʌdɪ) /

adjective -dier or -diest

covered or filled with mud

not clear or brightmuddy colours

cloudya muddy liquid

(esp of thoughts) confused or vague

verb -dies, -dying or -died

to become or cause to become muddy

Derived forms of muddy

muddily, adverbmuddiness, noun

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verb (used without object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing.

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adjective -dier or -diest

verb -dies, -dying or -died

Derived forms of muddy

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muddy

adjective, mud·di·er, mud·di·est.

verb (used with object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing.

verb (used without object), mud·died, mud·dy·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for muddied

adjective -dier or -diest

verb -dies, -dying or -died

Derived forms of muddy