sludgy

Examples

• All

• It's a nice sludgy brown.

  A Monster Calls (2016)

• I am real, I remind myself, in this sludgy sort of nonlight that seeps from the moon.

  Fiction book (1990)

• They trudge over sludgy hills after a while.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Electra sits on the patio sipping a thick, almost sludgy espresso.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The Braun Aromaster percolator, with a little sludgy coffee lukewarm in its glass half, sits at the end of the counter, past where Pru is still standing trying to find something Roy might eat.

  Fiction book (1990)

• After the heavy rain, the trail was covered in sludgy puddles that made walking difficult.

• His shoes got stuck in the sludgy ground as he tried to cross the muddy field.

Synonyms

S

slimy

vssludgy

35 2.5

Covered in a wet, slippery layer, like on fish or rocks

is thicker and bulkier, more like heavy mud than a slick coating

S

soggy

vssludgy

20 1.9

Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain

is thicker and more muddy rather than simply waterlogged

M

mushy

vssludgy

15 2.0

Soft and wet like cooked vegetables or very ripe bananas

is wetter and heavier with a clear muddy quality

V

viscous

vssludgy

12 6.1

Thick and sticky so it does not flow easily

is similarly thick and wet but specifically evokes muddy sludge

S

sodden

vssludgy

10 6.0

Very wet and heavy with water

is more about thick mud consistency than full saturation without thickness

S

slushy

vssludgy

• UK

5 2.0

Wet, soft snow that is partly melted

is thicker and muddier rather than frozen meltwater or snow mix

M

mucky

vssludgy

3 3.2

Dirty and covered in mud

focuses more on thick wet bulk rather than mere surface dirtiness

G

goopy

vssludgy

3 5.6

Thick and sticky in a wet, unpleasant way

is equally wet but suggests mudlike bulk rather than soft stickiness

B

boggy

vssludgy

2 5.6

Soft wet ground that is hard to walk on

is concentrated wet mud texture rather than a broad waterlogged area

G

gloppy

vssludgy

• Informal

1 5.5

Thick and sticky in a messy way

is likewise heavy and wet but points to mud rather than gluey mass

S

sloppy

vssludgy

1 1.6

Soft, wet ground that is hard to walk on

is denser and more sludge like rather than loose watery mud

G

gunky

vssludgy

1 7.7

Covered with sticky, dirty stuff

describes wet bulk like mud rather than surface residue or grime

S

squidgy

vssludgy

• UK

1 7.4

Soft and a little wet so you can squeeze it easily

is denser and mudlike rather than chiefly compressible or spongey

S

squelchy

vssludgy

1 6.1

Soft, wet ground that makes a sucking sound when you step on it

is about the dense mud substance rather than the noise of walking

S

sloshy

vssludgy

1 4.8

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

is thicker and more solidly mudlike rather than focused on splashing sounds

G

gooky

vssludgy

• Informal

1 8.8

Sticky and messy with a soft unpleasant covering

is more about wet mud and bulk than clingy sticky lumps

M

miry

vssludgy

1 8.4

Very muddy, soft ground that is hard to walk on

is thick and wet like sludge rather than specifically hard walking ground

Q

quaggy

vssludgy

1 9.8

Soft, wet ground that feels like deep mud

is thick muddy material itself rather than expansive unstable terrain

S

sluggy

vssludgy

1 7.9

Thick, sticky, and slow to move like wet mud

is thick and wet like mud but more about ordinary sludge texture

S

sloughy

vssludgy

• US

1 9.9

Soft wet ground that makes walking difficult

is about dense mudlike wetness rather than general difficult terrain

S

slutchy

vssludgy

• Archaic

9.9

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

is narrower, naming the heavy, mudlike texture rather than general mess

Antonyms

T

thin

422 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

How Thick

gloppy

• Informal

1 5.5

viscous

12 6.1

sludgy

1 4.8

runny

31 1.0

watery

7 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology