Synonyms for muddy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : muhd-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmʌd i |
Top 10 synonyms for muddy Other synonyms for the word muddy
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
- 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
Antonyms for muddy
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