muddy
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mudCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
» Tom took off his muddy shoes.
Том снял свои грязные ботинки.
Том снял свою грязную обувь.
Том зняв свою брудні чоботи.
Meaning
16 sensesCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
He slogged across the muddy field.
Take off your muddy boots before you come inside.
schlammig, matschig
гря́зныйgrjáznyj
брудни́йbrudnýj
dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid.
The previously limpid water was now muddy as a result of the struggle between the alligator and the wild boar.
му́тныйmútnyj
каламу́тнийkalamútnyj
Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste.
(euphemistic)Soiled with feces.
(figuratively)Dirty, filthy.
(figuratively)Not clear.
Not clear.
(figuratively)Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull.
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; ‘dirty’ is often used in combination
(figuratively)Of an image: blurry or dim.
(figuratively)Of light: cloudy, opaque.
(figuratively)Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled.
The television picture is decent, but the sound is muddy.
(figuratively)Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed.
(figuratively, literary, poetic)Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted.
Examples
94 sentencesTom took off his muddy shoes.
Том зняв свою брудні чоботи.
ruТом снял свои грязные ботинки.
The road was muddy and slippery.
Дорога була брудна та слизька.
ruДорога была грязная и скользкая.
deDie Straße war matschig und rutschig.
Please take off your muddy boots.
Будь ласка, зніми свої брудні чоботи.
ruПожалуйста, сними свои грязные ботинки.
The river was muddy after the heavy rain.
Ріка була каламутною після сильного дощу.
ruПосле сильного дождя река была мутной.
Tom's boots were muddy.
У Тома були брудні чоботи.
ruБотинки Тома были грязными.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English muddi, moddy, muddy (“covered with or fuThe adjective is derived from Late Middle English muddi, moddy, muddy (“covered with or full of mud, muddy”), from mud, mudde (“mud; turbid water”) + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Mud, mudde is possibly borrowed from Middle Dutch modde, and/or Middle Low German modde, mudde, from Proto-Germanic *mud-, *mudra- (“mud”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mū-, *mew- (“moist”). The English word is analysable as mud + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’ forming adjectives). Doublet of muddle.
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Forms
muddier, muddiestSynonyms
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