muddy
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1.1
- adjective
- /ˈmʌdi/
- After the heavy rain, the fields were muddy and difficult to work in.
- a muddy road
- muddy water
- muddy ground
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Watch on YouTubeAnd when it gets muddy, that is tough going, right?
- And when it gets muddy, that is tough going, right?
- Like, isn't that, isn't that muddy water at best?
- I mean, there's custard cream crumbs on the floor, there's muddy footprints.
- You're like trudging across that another muddy hill.
- He had to walk the end of it because it was all like muddy mush.
- Uh oh, the water's getting pretty muddy, isn't it?
- But the roads that have been washed out from the hurricane in Asheville, there's still muddy trails.
Examples
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It's so difficult keeping the house clean when you've got two big muddy dogs going in and out.
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The dog came back from the park covered in muddy paw prints.
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And when it gets muddy, that is tough going, right?
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When the water went back, it was muddy and horrible.
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It's been raining, and the track is muddy.
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But each morning when you come downstairs there are muddy boot prints on your floor.
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The Dique is extremely muddy, and objects quickly sink to the bottom of the lake.
Academic text (2009) -
The river was crossable on foot, but the banks were unusually muddy and steep.
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We sit inside our pinebough hideout on a muddy bank far inside the marsh.
Fiction book (1991) -
In 1970, she and her students were returning to their jeep from a muddy jungle trail in Guatemala.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
26
2.5
Not clean because it has mud or grease on it
20
1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
18
1.4
Dirty and needing to be cleaned
13
2.3
Liquid that is not clear and has small particles
10
6.0
Very wet and heavy with water
9
5.2
Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants
9
2.0
Weather that is stormy, wet, or windy
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2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
5
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
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1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
3
3.7
A liquid that is dark and cloudy because it has dirt in it
2
5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
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1.6
Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on
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8.1
A liquid that is cloudy because small pieces float in it
1
4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
1
3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
1
3.7
Covered all over with dirt or mud
1
4.8
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
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8.4
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
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9.8
Soft, wet ground that feels like deep mud
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7.9
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
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9.9
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
A thing that has mud on it, like boots or a coat after walking in wet ground
Having mud on clothes after being outside
Shaggy and dirty, with clumps of dried mud or hair stuck to it
A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy
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Etymology
Muddy is made from mud, which means 'soft wet earth', plus the ending -y, meaning 'full of'. So muddy literally means 'full of mud', which is why we use it for things covered in wet dirt.