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Webster 1913 Edition
Muddy
Mud′dy
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Muddier
; sup
erl.
Muddiest
.] 1.
Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud;
as, a
muddy
road or path; muddy
boots.2.
Turbid with mud;
as,
. muddy
water3.
Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
This
muddy
vesture of decay. Shakespeare
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. Shakespeare
5.
Not clear or bright.
Swift.
Mud′dy
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Muddied
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Muddying
.] 1.
To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
2.
(Fig.)
: To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.
Grew.
Webster 1828 Edition
Muddy
MUD'DY
,Adj.
1.
Containing mud; as a muddy ditch; a muddy road.2.
Dirty; dashed, soiled or besmeared with mud; as muddy boots.3.
Consisting of mud or earth; gross, impure; as this muddy vesture of decay.4.
Dark; of the color of mud; as muddy cheeks.5.
Cloudy in mind; dull; heavy; stupid. Dost think I am so muddy?
MUD'DY
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cloud; to make dull or heavy.Definition 2024
muddy
muddy
English
Adjective
muddy (comparative muddier, superlative muddiest)
- Covered with or full of mud or wet soil.
- He slogged across the muddy field.
- Take off your muddy boots before you come inside.
- With mud or other sediment brought into suspension, turbid.
- The previously limpid water was now muddy as a result of the epic struggle.
- Not clear; mixed up or blurry.
- The picture is decent, but the sound is muddy.
- Confused; stupid; incoherent; vague.
- Burke
- cold hearts and muddy understandings
- Shakespeare
- dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled
- Burke
- (euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
Translations
covered with mud
turbid
Verb
muddy (third-person singular simple present muddies, present participle muddying, simple past and past participle muddied)
- (transitive) To get mud on (something).
- If you muddy your shoes don't wear them inside.
- (transitive) To make a mess of, or create confusion with regard to; to muddle.
- The discussion only muddied their understanding of the subject.
- 2014, Steve Rose, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review", The Guardian, 1 July 2014:
- As the humans establish tentative bonds with their evolutionary cousins, the inter-species waters start to muddy.