muddy
pronunciation
How to pronounce muddy in British English:
UK [ˈmʌdi]
How to pronounce muddy in American English:
US [ˈmʌdi]
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- Verb:
- dirty with mud
- cause to become muddy
- make turbid
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- Adjective:
- (of soil) soft and watery
- dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
- (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
- (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment
Word Origin
- muddy (adj.)
- late 13c., from mud + -y (2). Big Muddy in reference to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825.
- muddy (v.)
- "to make muddy," c. 1600, from muddy (adj.). Related: Muddied; muddying.
Example
- 1. Guyana 's roads can be muddy and treacherous .
- 2. Some ascribe healing powers to the muddy shores and mineral-rich salts .
- 3. Blood seeped from the yawning wound into the muddy ground he lay in .
- 4. The water is not just muddy , it is absolutely black as ink .
- 5. Some city offices now hold piles of muddy wedding photos , diplomas and sports medals .