as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
a sludgy riverbed
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muddy
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In tandem came the flagging energy, muddy cognition, clogged chi.—
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Behind us the muddy brown waters of the Tchoutacabouffa River roll towards what until recently was commonly understood to be the Gulf of Mexico.—
Literary Hub,
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22 Oct. 2025
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“Sludgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludgy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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