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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.
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muddy Adjective [-dier, -diest] 1. covered or filled with mud 2. not clear or bright: muddy colours 3. cloudy: a muddy liquid 4. (esp. of thoughts) confused or vague Verb [-dies, -dying, -died] 1. to make muddy 2. to make a situation or issue less clear: the allegations of sexual misconduct only serve to muddy the issue muddily adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | muddy - dirty with mud | | 2. | muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"obnubilate, obscure, blur, confuse - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" | | 3. | muddy - make turbid; "muddy the water"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | Adj. | 1. | muddy - (of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous"boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, quaggy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged, squashy, sloppy wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" | | 2. | muddy - dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable"dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves" | | 3. | muddy - (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"impure - combined with extraneous elements | | 4. | muddy - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" |
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Translationsmuddy [ˈmʌdɪ] adj → boueux/euse
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