Definition of Muddy
1. Verb. Dirty with mud.
2. Adjective. (of soil) soft and watery. "Swampy bayous"
Similar to: Wet
Derivative terms: Bog, Marsh, Mire, Mud, Muddiness, Quag, Slop, Sloppiness, Slough, Sogginess, Swamp
3. Verb. Cause to become muddy. "These data would have muddied the prediction"
4. Adjective. Dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck. "A mucky stable"
5. Verb. Make turbid. "Muddy the water"
6. Adjective. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear. "Dirty-blonde hair"
Similar to: Impure
Derivative terms: Dinge, Dinginess, Muddiness
7. Adjective. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment. "Murky waters"
Similar to: Opaque
Derivative terms: Cloudiness, Muddiness, Murk, Murkiness, Turbidity, Turbidness
Definition of Muddy
1. a. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
2. v. t. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
Definition of Muddy
1. covered or filled with mud [adj -DIER, -DIEST] / to make or become muddy [v -DIED, -DYING, -DIES]
Medical Definition of Muddy
1. 1. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots. 2. Turbid with mud; as, muddy water. 3. Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure. "This muddy vesture of decay." (Shak) 4. Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague. "Cold hearts and muddy understandings." (Burke) "Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled." (Shak) 5. Not clear or bright. Origin: Muddier; Muddiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Muddy
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1. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"On this shore, in channel way,*8bu will have 3, 4, and 5 fathoms water, muddy
bottom. Bringing the light to bear SE you may anchor in Morris' cove, ..."
2. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"On this shore, in channel way,*8bu will have 3, 4, and 5 fathoms water, muddy
bottom. Bringing the light to bear SE you may anchor in Morris' cove, ..."
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