mud·dy (m d  )adj. mud·di·er, mud·di·est 1. Full of or covered with mud. 2. a. Not bright or pure: a muddy color. b. Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment: muddy coffee. 3. Lacking luster; dull: a muddy complexion. 4. Confused or vague: muddy thinking. tr.v. mud·died, mud·dy·ing, mud·dies 1. To make dirty or muddy. 2. To make dull or cloudy. 3. To make obscure or confused.
muddi·ly adv. muddi·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | muddiness - the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| 2. | muddiness - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"disorientation - confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention" distraction - mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction" daze, haze, fog - confusion characterized by lack of clarity half-cock - confusion resulting from lack of preparation jamais vu - the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
| 3. | muddiness - the quality of being cloudyopaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light turbidity, turbidness - muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended |
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