muddier; muddiest
1
: morally impure : base
2
a
: full of or covered with mud
b
: characteristic or suggestive of mud
a muddy flavor
muddy colors
c
: turbid with sediment
muddied; muddying
1
: confuse
2
: to soil or stain with or as if with mud
3
: to make turbid
4
: to make cloudy or dull
Synonyms
Examples of muddy in a Sentence
Adjective
please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty
whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers
Verb
The flooding muddied the roads.
She muddied the color by adding some brown.
muddying the line between fact and fiction
The debate further muddied the issues.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Nearby, in Unicoi County, more than 50 people fled onto the rooftop of a local hospital to escape muddy water that surged beyond the banks of the Nolichucky River.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
This action was muddied with legal disputes as the Kenton County Airport Board sought to limit workers' ability to picket Amazon directly in front of the facility, ultimately ending with a federal judge ruling the workers could picket without interference at the airport.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Navigating their bumpy way along muddy Riverside Drive, the couple pointed out guest houses that had been flattened, docks tossed ashore, and boats overturned and jammed into pilings near the Sea Hag Marina.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Nearby, in Unicoi County, more than 50 people fled onto the rooftop of a local hospital to escape muddy water that surged beyond the banks of the Nolichucky River.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
Trump’s association with World Liberty Financial risks setting back this progress by muddying the waters — associating the gold-like properties of Bitcoin with the speculative frenzy of crypto projects.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
This action was muddied with legal disputes as the Kenton County Airport Board sought to limit workers' ability to picket Amazon directly in front of the facility, ultimately ending with a federal judge ruling the workers could picket without interference at the airport.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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muddy
2 of 2 verb
muddied; muddying
1
: to soil or stain with or as if with mud
2
: to make cloudy or dull
3
: to become or cause to become confused
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