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mud·dy
 muddy
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- pronunciation:
- muh
di
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
muddier, muddiest |
| definition 1: |
covered or smeared with, or having abundant, mud.
a muddy doga muddy road
- synonyms:
- mired
- antonyms:
- clean
- similar words:
- dirty, filthy, foul, grimy, grubby, marshy, smeared, smudged, soiled, sullied, swampy
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| definition 2: |
having a dull, mudlike, or unclear appearance.
muddy watermuddy skin- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- cloudy, dingy, dull, murky, opaque, turbid
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| definition 3: |
being unclear in thought or expression.
a muddy recollectionmuddy prose- synonyms:
- hazy, murky, nebulous, obscure, unclear, vague
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- confused, muddled, obfuscated
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| related words: |
black, dirty, drab, earthy, indistinct, turbid |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
muddies, muddying, muddied |
| definition 1: |
to cover, smear, or spatter with mud; make muddy.
- synonyms:
- mire
- similar words:
- begrime, daub, defile, dirty, muck, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spatter, sully
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| definition 2: |
to make cloudy, dull, or unclear.
The downpour muddied the river.- synonyms:
- cloud
- similar words:
- becloud, blur, dim, dull, fog, opaque, rile, roil
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| definition 3: |
to make confused or unclear.
Her comments only muddied the issue.- synonyms:
- befog, confuse, fog, obscure
- antonyms:
- clarify
- similar words:
- blur, complicate, muddle, obfuscate, perplex
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| related words: |
dirty, mangle, obfuscate, perplex, soil |
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| derivations: |
muddily (adv.), muddiness (n.) |
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