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Synonyms for muddy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : muhd-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌd i

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Définition of muddy

Origin :
  • late 13c., from mud + -y (2). Big Muddy in reference to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers is first recorded 1825.
  • adj dark and cloudy
Example sentences :
  • He washed his eye with this muddy liquid, and prayed fervently.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • All the cabins of the coloured inhabitants had fallen into the muddy waters.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The Earthman rubbed sweat from his eyes with the back of a muddy hand.
  • Extract from : « Flamedown » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • None of them are muddy, or metallic, or dingy, as are too many blues and lavenders.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Light must be brought into this dark, muddy, stinking labyrinth.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • The two figures, of a muddy grey in tint, stood out, lamentable.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • The mist was melting into a yellowish drizzle, befouling the muddy streets.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • The pockets formed by these ridges may contain some soft, muddy substance.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • I lost one shoe in a muddy place, and Jenny lost her sunbonnet.
  • Extract from : « Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • Gangs of dock-labourers swarm with muddy feet over the gangways.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of the Sea » by Joseph Conrad

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