muddy meaning and definition

MUDDY verb

Definition of muddy (verb)

1. dirty with mud
   • synonyms: muddy up
2. cause to become muddy
   • "These data would have muddied the prediction"
3. make turbid
   • "muddy the water"

MUDDY adjective

Definition of muddy (adjective)

1. (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"
   • synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
2. dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
   • "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable"
   • synonyms: mucky
3. (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear
   • "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied grey of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
   • synonyms: dingy, dirty, muddied
4. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
   • "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
   • synonyms: cloudy, mirky, murky, turbid