muddy
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1.1
- adjective
- /ˈmʌdi/
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embarrado
- After the heavy rain, the fields were muddy and difficult to work in.
- a muddy road
- muddy water
- muddy ground
And 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
183
1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
23
3.7
A liquid that is dark and cloudy because it has dirt in it
17
1.4
Dirty and needing to be cleaned
17
1.9
Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain
12
2.0
Weather that is stormy, wet, or windy
10
6.0
Very wet and heavy with water
9
2.3
Liquid that is not clear and has small particles
8
2.9
Soft, wet ground that is difficult to walk on
5
1.8
Soft wet land that often has shallow water
4
7.0
Dirty and untidy, often wet after being in rain or mud
4
1.6
Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on
3
5.2
Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants
2
5.6
Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on
1
2.5
Not clean because it has mud or grease on it
1
8.1
A liquid that is cloudy because small pieces float in it
1
3.6
Soft and easy to crush, often wet or spongy
1
4.8
Thick, soft, and wet like mud that makes walking hard
1
3.7
Covered all over with dirt or mud
A thing that has mud on it, like boots or a coat after walking in wet ground
Having mud on clothes after being outside
Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on
Shaggy and dirty, with clumps of dried mud or hair stuck to it
Soft, wet ground that feels like deep mud
Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud
Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult
Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it
A place or surface that is wet, muddy and looks dirty and messy
Antonyms
Idioms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.