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miry

miry

8.4
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪri/
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  • Children love to jump in miry puddles after a rainstorm.

Examples

  • A shower had made the tracks miry.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After the heavy rain, the path became so miry that we could barely walk through it.

  • The miry conditions made it hard for the runners to maintain their speed.

Synonyms

muddy
vsmiry
73 1.1

Covered in mud and hard to walk on

is specifically about very wet soft ground that impedes walking
soggy
vsmiry
17 1.9

Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain

refers more to heavy mud and boggy ground than mere wetness
sodden
vsmiry
10 6.0

Very wet and heavy with water

is specifically about very muddy ground that makes walking hard
swampy
vsmiry
8 2.9

Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on

emphasizes deep mud and bogginess rather than large wetland area
mucky
vsmiry
7 3.2

Dirty and covered in mud

is narrower, meaning very wet soft ground that blocks easy walking
marshy
vsmiry
5 1.8

Soft wet land that often has shallow water

is narrower, meaning very muddy ground that impedes walking
sloppy
vsmiry
4 1.6

Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on

is similar but stresses thicker mud rather than loose watery soil
waterlogged
vsmiry
3 5.2

Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants

highlights very muddy ground specifically rather than only excess water
boggy
vsmiry
2 5.6

Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on

is more about extremely muddy conditions that deeply hinder movement
squashy
vsmiry
1 3.6

Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy

is firmer in meaning, referring to heavy mud that impedes steps
sludgy
vsmiry
1 4.8

Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard

applies more to ground that is muddy and hard to cross
all mucky
vsmiry
  • Informal
1 3.7

Covered all over with dirt or mud

focuses more on ground that is deeply muddy and hard to traverse
sloughy
vsmiry
  • US
9.9

Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult

focuses on very muddy, often sticky conditions rather than general wetness
quaggy
vsmiry
9.8

Soft, wet ground that feels like deep mud

is similar but stresses heavy mudiness more than spongy texture
slutchy
vsmiry
  • Archaic
9.9

A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy

is more narrowly about deeply muddy ground that blocks walking
sloshy
vsmiry
4.8

Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it

is about severe muddiness that makes walking especially hard rather than noisy
sluggy
vsmiry
7.9

Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud

is about very muddy ground generally rather than viscous texture alone

Antonyms

dry
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

30 1.0

Hard and solid to the touch, not easily pressed

How Muddy

miry
8.4
boggy
2 5.6
muddy
73 1.1
soggy
17 1.9
wet
1 1.0
damp
113 1.0
moist
105 1.0

Surface Forms

miry positive

Morphology

miry = mire (transparent) = mire + y

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-y' to 'mire', producing a meaning 'characterized by mud', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word miry comes from the old word mire, which meant 'mud' or 'marsh' in an old northern language, plus the ending -y which means 'full of'. So, miry means 'full of mud' and is used for ground that is very wet and hard to walk on.