muddle
verb (used with object)
to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
muddly
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a word derived from
muddle.
Example Sentences
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It could be that I'm being thick, or that it's a bit muddly, or a combination of the two.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2010
I had to lash myself to the mast, or I should have taken a dive overboard; and my head grew muddly.
From The Black Bar by M.L.P.
I get muddly and stupid in my head sometimes, and then I say things I don’t mean.”
From !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War by Charles Mills Sheldon
They make pappy git on de mule and follow him down to de crick and watch him swim dat swif' muddly crick to de other side.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
B. We've had a very muddly day, taking on at four different places.
From Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 by Anonymous
