muckier; muckiest
1
: consisting of, marked by, or full of mud or muck
the mucky bottom of a pond
The ground was mucky and full of stagnant puddles.James Alexander Thom
2
a
: covered in dirt or gunk : dirty, filthy
mucky boots
b
: offensive to the senses : disagreeable, unpleasant
… the pretense that the picture is about decent people caught in a mucky world …Stanley Kauffmann
c
: muggy, humid
In the early evening … a thunderstorm rolled through, cleaning out the mucky air.Rick Steves
d
: murky, clouded
… the mucky floodwaters crawled through her home.Dug Begley and Maggie Gordon
muckiness noun
Hardy bulbs hate soppy living conditions and will rot if left sitting in water. They'll tolerate cold far better than muckiness. Mary Robson

Examples of mucky in a Sentence

the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain only too happy to remove those old mucky clothes
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In the past, the only questions surrounding his output have been consistency, his physical rigour and doing the mucky stuff. George Caulkin, The Athletic, 31 July 2024 Strong calved riders pedaled thin wheeled cycles over potholed, rutted and mucky farm roads. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024 Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 Get ahead of the mess your mucky pup is bound to make while enjoying the favorable fall weather with the addition of a waterproof mat. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mucky 

Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of mucky was in 1538

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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mucky. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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