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muddy
What does muddy mean?
muddy (adjective): covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use muddy in a sentence?
- He slogged across the muddy field. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Take off your muddy boots before you come inside. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce muddy?
/ˈmʌdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does muddy come from?
The 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).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
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having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
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not arriving or occurring until after an expected time
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covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”)
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