SLUDGY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

sludgy

adjective

Definition of sludgy

as in muddy

full of or covered with soft wet earth a sludgy riverbed

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muddy

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The floating schools were a response to a longstanding local problem of seasonal floods and impassable, muddy roads that kept children from reaching conventional schools.

— Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
Half-dead and dragging himself on his belly through a muddy field, Eddie is far from the calm, affable aristocrat audiences first met in Season 1.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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