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mud-beplastered

mud-beplastered

9.9
A thing that has mud on it, like boots or a coat after walking in wet ground
  • adjective
  • /mʌd bɪˈplæstərd/
translation icon : cubierto de barro
  • After the rainstorm, the children returned home mud-beplastered and laughing.

Examples

  • Her mud-beplastered coat was a testament to her trek through the flooded fields.

  • The mud-beplastered boots left tracks all over the clean kitchen floor.

  • After the rainstorm, the children returned home mud-beplastered and laughing.

  • Look at that mud-beplastered wall!

  • The mud-beplastered walls of the house looked very rustic.

  • Her mud-beplastered coat was a testament to her trek through the flooded fields.

  • The mud-beplastered boots left tracks all over the clean kitchen floor.

Synonyms

muddy
vsmud-beplastered
73 1.1

Covered in mud and hard to walk on

is about looking as if it is covered with mud rather than other dirt
mucky
vsmud-beplastered
7 3.2

Dirty and covered in mud

specifies looking like it is covered with mud rather than just messy
bedraggled
vsmud-beplastered
4 7.0

Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud

is about seeming covered with mud rather than just untidy or wet
all mucky
vsmud-beplastered
  • Informal
1 3.7

Covered all over with dirt or mud

focuses on appearing covered by mud specifically rather than general dirt
covered in clart
vsmud-beplastered
  • UK
9.9

Having mud on clothes after being outside

describes appearing covered by mud rather than only being smeared superficially
coveralled
vsmud-beplastered
7.7

Completely covered in mud, paint or dust

is specifically about appearing covered with mud rather than any coating
soily
vsmud-beplastered
4.8

Having dirt on it

refers specifically to appearing coated with mud rather than general soiliness
begrimed
vsmud-beplastered
8.2

Covered thickly with dark dirt or soot

means it looks covered by mud on the surface rather than ingrained grime
slutchy
vsmud-beplastered
  • Archaic
9.9

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

applies to objects appearing covered with mud rather than describing a place

How Muddy

mud-beplastered
9.9
muddy
73 1.1

Surface Forms

mud-beplastered positive

Morphology

mud-beplastered = mud + beplastered (transparent) = mud + plaster + ed

The compound combines 'mud' and 'beplastered' (be- + plaster + -ed), so the meaning 'covered with mud' is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Mud-beplastered is built from mud plus the old prefix be- and plaster, where plaster means 'to cover' and be- gives the idea 'covered with'. So it paints the picture of someone smeared with mud like a layer of plaster, which is why it means 'covered with or appearing as if covered with mud'.