muddy

  • 11muddy — *turbid, roily Analogous words: murky, gloomy, obscure, *dark: confused, muddled, addle (see CONFUSE): *dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid Contrasted words: *clear, transparent, translucent, lucid, limpid …

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  • 12muddy — [adj] dark and cloudy addled, bemired, bespattered, black, blurred, boggy*, caked, confused, dingy, dirty, dull, filthy, flat, foul, fuzzy, gloomy, greasy, grimy, grubby*, gummy*, gunky*, hazy, impure, indistinct, marshy, miry, mucky*, obscure,… …

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  • 13muddy — mud|dy1 [ˈmʌdi] adj 1.) covered with mud or containing mud ▪ Take your boots off outside if they re muddy. ▪ the muddy waters of the lake 2.) confused and not clear ▪ On the issue of education, the difference between the two parties is muddy. 3.) …

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  • 14muddy — [[t]mʌ̱di[/t]] muddier, muddiest, muddies, muddying, muddied 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud. ...a muddy track... The ground was still very muddy. ...his muddy boots. 2) VERB If you muddy something, you… …

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  • 15muddy — I UK [ˈmʌdɪ] / US adjective Word forms muddy : adjective muddy comparative muddier superlative muddiest * 1) covered with mud, or full of mud muddy boots 2) dull in colour II UK [ˈmʌdɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms muddy : present tense… …

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  • 16muddy — 1. adjective 1) muddy ground Syn: waterlogged, boggy, marshy, swampy, squishy, mucky, slimy, spongy, wet, soft, heavy; archaic quaggy 2) muddy shoes Syn: mud caked …

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  • 17muddy — I. adjective (muddier; est) Date: 15th century 1. morally impure ; base 2. a. full of or covered with mud b. characteristic or suggestive of mud < a muddy flavor > < muddy colors > …

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  • 18muddy — {{11}}muddy (adj.) late 13c., from MUD (Cf. mud) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Big Muddy in reference to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825. {{12}}muddy (v.) to make muddy, c.1600, from MUDDY (Cf. muddy) (adj.). Related: Muddied;&#8230; …

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  • 19muddy — adjective muddier, muddiest 1 covered with mud or containing mud: the muddy banks of the river | Take your boots off outside if they re muddy. 2 colours that are muddy are dull 3 confused and not clear: muddy thinking muddiness noun (U) 2 verb&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20Muddy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Muddy (Illinois) Muddy (Montana) La rivière Muddy, qui coule au sud du Nevada, au sud ouest des États Unis. Muddy Waters, musicien de blues. Muddy Mole,&#8230; …

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