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   Mud·dy

   /ˈmədē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covered in or full of mud: "they changed their muddy boots" Similar mud-cakedmud-spatteredmuddieddirtyfilthymuckygrubbygrimysoiledbegrimedmurkycloudymuddiedturbidopaqueimpureriledroilyroiledOpposite cleanclear
   • ▪ (of a color) dull and dirty-looking: "the original colors were blurred into muddy pink and yellow" Similar dingydirtydrabdullsludgywashed outflat
   • ▪ (of a sound, especially in music) not clearly defined: "an awful muddy sound that renders his vocal incoherent"
   • ▪ confused, vague, or illogical: "some sentences are so muddy that their meaning can only be guessed" Similar incoherentconfusedmuddledjumbledwoollyvaguefuzzy

   verb

   • 1. cause to become covered in or full of mud: "the linoleum floor was muddied" Similar make muddycake with mud/dirtdirtysoilbegrimegrimemirespatterbespatterliterary:smirchbesmirchbemire
   • ▪ make (something) hard to perceive or understand: "the first year's results muddy rather than clarify the situation" Similar make unclearobscureconfuseobfuscateblurcloudbefogmix upOpposite clarify

   Derivatives

   • 1. muddily adverb
   • 2. muddiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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