mud-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmədˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mud n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + -like suffix.

Of the consistency or appearance of mud; muddy.

ΚΠ

1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 32 There are..fissures all over the mountain..which are filled with the same sand, reduced to a kind of mud-like paste.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 14 The ship passed through several bands of them, one of which was about ten yards wide, and, judging from the mud-like colour of the water, at least two and a half miles long.

1871 Manufacturer & Builder Jan. 9/3 These slate deposits are the consolidated mud-like sediments of a primeval ocean.

1962 W. C. Williams Turtle in Pictures from Bruegel 63 The turtle lives in the mud but is not mud-like.

1970 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 400 1020/2 The waste collected..from Scott Paper consisted of a wet, mud-like material called ‘sludge’.

1991 Here's Health Jan. 29/3 A mud-like herbal hot pack.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mud-like
释义	mud-likeadj. Brit. /ˈmʌdlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmədˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mud n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < mud n.¹ + -like suffix. Of the consistency or appearance of mud; muddy. ΚΠ 1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 32 There are..fissures all over the mountain..which are filled with the same sand, reduced to a kind of mud-like paste. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 14 The ship passed through several bands of them, one of which was about ten yards wide, and, judging from the mud-like colour of the water, at least two and a half miles long. 1871 Manufacturer & Builder Jan. 9/3 These slate deposits are the consolidated mud-like sediments of a primeval ocean. 1962 W. C. Williams Turtle in Pictures from Bruegel 63 The turtle lives in the mud but is not mud-like. 1970 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 400 1020/2 The waste collected..from Scott Paper consisted of a wet, mud-like material called ‘sludge’. 1991 Here's Health Jan. 29/3 A mud-like herbal hot pack. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1756
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