muddy

muddy
[[t]mʌ̱di[/t]]
muddier, muddiest, muddies, muddying, muddied
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud.

...a muddy track...

The ground was still very muddy.

...his muddy boots.

2) VERB If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy.

[V n] The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes...

[V-ed] His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.

3) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n Muddy is used to describe a colour which is dull and brownish.

The paper has turned a muddy colour.

4) VERB If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand.

[V n] It's difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion.

[V n] ...the mixed motives that muddied Mr Crane's efforts.

Derived words:
muddied ADJ-GRADED

Overseas the legal issues are more muddied.

PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand.

They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues.


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  • Muddy — Muddy, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 627 Housing Units (2000): 160 Land area (2000): 28.561963 sq. miles (73.975142 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 28.561963 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Muddy — Mud dy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muddying}.] 1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fig.): To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse. Grew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • muddy — index opaque, pollute, unclear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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