Advertisement

View synonyms for muddy

muddy

[ muhd-ee ]

adjective

, mud·di·er, mud·di·est.
  1. abounding in or covered with mud.
  2. not clear or pure:

    muddy colors.

  3. cloudy with sediment:

    muddy coffee.

  4. dull, as the complexion.
  5. not clear mentally.
  6. obscure or vague, as thought, expression, or literary style.
  7. Horse Racing. denoting the condition of a track after a heavy, continuous rainfall has ceased and been completely absorbed into the surface, leaving it the consistency of thick mud.


verb (used with object)

, mud·died, mud·dy·ing.
  1. to make muddy; soil with mud.
  2. to make turbid.
  3. to cause to be confused or obscure.

verb (used without object)

, mud·died, mud·dy·ing.
  1. to become muddy.

muddy

/ ˈmʌdɪ /

adjective

  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

  1. to become or cause to become muddy

Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈmuddiness, noun
  • ˈmuddily, adverb

Discover More

Other Words From

  • muddi·ly adverb
  • muddi·ness noun
  • un·muddied adjective
  • un·muddy adjective

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of muddy1

First recorded in 1375–1425, muddy is from the late Middle English word muddi. See mud, -y 1

Discover More

Example Sentences

In late April or early May 1955, Chuck approached Muddy Waters about recording, and Muddy sent him to Leonard Chess.

To actually get out into a muddy field for a change and have some bombs go off certainly beat sitting around a dining room table.

When Muddy got the message, he ran to a phone and called his boss.

But these songs by Muddy—no one had ever made commercial records like this.

Muddy came in week after week to ask when it would hit stores.

"Sing," said the Bull, as the stiff, muddy ox-bow creaked and strained.

A woolen skirt, made quite short, to clear the muddy streets, is the proper thing.

They went together, picking their way across muddy streets and sidewalks encumbered with the cheap display of small tradesmen.

Those muddy ankles and petticoats are not fit to be seen—there, now you are sweeping the pavement.

The best anchorage here is under the flat-topped hill, at a third of a mile from the shore, in ten fathoms, muddy bottom.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


muddle throughmuddy the waters