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muddy

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mud⋅dy

  [muhd-ee] adjective, -di⋅er, -di⋅est, verb, -died, -dy⋅ing.
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–adjective
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)
8. to make muddy; soil with mud.
9. to make turbid.
10. to cause to be confused or obscure.
–verb (used without object)
11. to become muddy.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME muddi. See mud, -y 1

Related forms:
mud⋅di⋅ly, adverb
mud⋅di⋅ness, noun
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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mud·dy   (mŭd'ē)   
adj.   mud·di·er, mud·di·est

  1. Full of or covered with mud.

    1. Not bright or pure: a muddy color.

    2. 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.

mud'di·ly adv., mud'di·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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