muddy

¹mud·dy

adj \ˈmə-dē\

mud·di·ermud·di·est

Definition of MUDDY

1

: morally impure : base

2

a : full of or covered with mud b : characteristic or suggestive of mud <a muddy flavor> <muddy colors> c : turbid with sediment

3

a : lacking in clarity or brightness : cloudy, dull <a muddy recording> <eyes muddy with sleep> b : obscure in meaning : muddled, confused <muddy thinking>

— mud·di·ly \ˈmə-də-lē\ adverb

— mud·di·ness \ˈmə-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of MUDDY

1. <please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty>
2. <whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers>

First Known Use of MUDDY

15th century

Related to MUDDY

Synonyms: miry, mucky, oozy, slimy, sludgy, slushy

Antonyms: clear, crystal clear, crystalline

Related Words: clayey, loamy, roily, silty; bedraggled; befouled, begrimed, cruddy, dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grotty [chiefly British], grubby, grungy, gunky, impure, smutty, soiled, squalid, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanly

Near Antonyms: antiseptic, clean, cleanly, immaculate, pristine, sparkling, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied

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Rhymes with MUDDY

bloody, buddy, cruddy, cuddy, duddie, ruddy, study