Muddy (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous".
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Examples
- The garden path became muddy and treacherous after the heavy rainstorm.
- She stomped her boots clean after walking through the muddy farm field.
- The horse got stuck in the muddy barnyard, struggling to free its legs.
- Hikers struggled to traverse the muddy terrain on their way to the mountain peak.
- After playing in the park on a rainy day, the children were covered from head to toe in muddy puddle splatters.
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Meaning 2
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair".
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Meaning 3
Dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable".
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All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The muddy water in the pond was teeming with frogs and algae.
- She carefully wiped the muddy toes of her boots on the welcome mat.
- After playing outside all day, the kids were covered in muddy stains from head to toe.
- The gardener's muddy overalls were a testament to her hard work in the garden all morning.
- The muddy terrain made it difficult for the hikers to traverse the path without slipping and falling.
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Meaning 4
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters".
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All adjective clusters.