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Entry 7 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Muddy

/mŭd'-ē/ · Mud·dy · IPA /ˈmʌdi/
01 a. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
  1. 1.
    Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a muddy road or path; muddy boots.
  2. 2.
    Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.
  3. 3.
    Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.
    “This muddy vesture of decay.” — Shak.
  4. 4.
    Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.
    “Cold hearts and muddy understandings.” — Burke.
    “Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled.” — Shak.
  5. 5.
    Not clear or bright.
02 v. t. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
imp. & p. p. Muddied; p. pr. & vb. n. Muddying
  1. 1.
    To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
  2. 2.
    To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.(Fig.)