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muddy

/ muddy /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make turbid
"muddy the water"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
cause to become muddy
"These data would have muddied the prediction"
Type of:
confuse blur obscure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
dirty with mud
Type of:
dirty soil begrime
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
"muddy boots"
"a mucky stable"
Similar:
dirty soiled unclean
adjective satellite Sense 5
(of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment
"a cloudy liquid"
"muddy coffee"
"murky waters"
Similar:
opaque
adjective satellite Sense 6
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
"dirty" is often used in combination"
"a dirty (or dingy) white"
"the muddied gray of the sea"
"muddy colors"
"dirty-green walls"
"dirty-blonde hair"
Similar:
impure
adjective satellite Sense 7
(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"
Similar:
wet
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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change alter modify confuse blur obscure dirty soil begrime soiled unclean opaque