Muddy
['mʌdɪ] or ['mʌdi]
Definition
(verb.) make turbid; 'muddy the water'.
(verb.) cause to become muddy; 'These data would have muddied the prediction'.
(verb.) dirty with mud.
Checked by Aurora--From WordNet
Definition
(superl.) Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
(superl.) Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.
(superl.) Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
(superl.) Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.
(superl.) Not clear or bright.
(v. t.) To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
(v. t.) Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy.
Checker: Roland
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Miry.[2]. Turbid, dirty, foul, soiled.[3]. Confused, dull, stupid, heavy, muddy-headed, muddy-brained.
Typed by Brooke
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Luteous, swampy, turbid, clayey
ANT:Dry, arid, rocky, arenaceous, sandy, limpid, pellucid, crystalline
Typist: Norton
Examples
- It was very dark, very wet, very muddy, and so we splashed along. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Brothers, turn your faces to the south, and come to me in the street of many noises, which leads down to the muddy river. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Here he is, very muddy, very hoarse, very ragged. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The absence of all valves renders it very suitable for draining marshes, and for other similar purposes, as the muddy water and suspended matters will not obstruct its action. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- With a darkening face my friend strode along the margin, eagerly observant of every muddy stain upon the mossy surface. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The road will be muddied by the snow. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Vlad