mudlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdləs/, U.S.

/ˈmədləs/

Forms: see mud n.¹ and -less suffix.

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

Etymology: < mud n.¹ + -less suffix.

Free from mud; devoid of mud. Also in quot. 1839: clear, transparent (cf. muddy adj. 5b).

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the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > clear or translucent > not dirty, turbid, or muddy

mudless1610

untroubledc1614

unturbid1820

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 388 The mudlesse [L. illimes] Tamis cleere.

1754 G. Jeffreys tr. J. Vanière Country Farm i, in G. Jeffreys Misc. in Verse & Prose 183 The well-drain'd Rill, thro' mudless sands convey'd, With healing plenty gives the stomach aid.

1839 D. P. Thompson Green Mountain Boys I. xi. 176 Eyes with the rich and lustrous hue of good old indigo, though pure and clear as the mudless crystal to the very depths of the soul beyond them.

1872 Daily News 31 July 5/5 His life had been as the flowing of a mudless stream.

1909 Q. Rev. Jan. 153 The day of the dustless and mudless road..is likely to be long delayed.

1980 Washington Post 2 Mar. h2/5 Billy Bishop liked to kill. It was easier in that mudless, pure, one-to-one sky duel.

1992 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee 19 Dec. d1 The Eagles and the Redskins play real football... What a made-for-Madden special, crummy mudless fake turf notwithstanding.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mudless
释义	mudlessadj. Brit. /ˈmʌdləs/, U.S. /ˈmədləs/ Forms: see mud n.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mud n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < mud n.¹ + -less suffix. Free from mud; devoid of mud. Also in quot. 1839: clear, transparent (cf. muddy adj. 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > qualities of liquid > clear or translucent > not dirty, turbid, or muddy mudless1610 untroubledc1614 unturbid1820 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 388 The mudlesse [L. illimes] Tamis cleere. 1754 G. Jeffreys tr. J. Vanière Country Farm i, in G. Jeffreys Misc. in Verse & Prose 183 The well-drain'd Rill, thro' mudless sands convey'd, With healing plenty gives the stomach aid. 1839 D. P. Thompson Green Mountain Boys I. xi. 176 Eyes with the rich and lustrous hue of good old indigo, though pure and clear as the mudless crystal to the very depths of the soul beyond them. 1872 Daily News 31 July 5/5 His life had been as the flowing of a mudless stream. 1909 Q. Rev. Jan. 153 The day of the dustless and mudless road..is likely to be long delayed. 1980 Washington Post 2 Mar. h2/5 Billy Bishop liked to kill. It was easier in that mudless, pure, one-to-one sky duel. 1992 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee 19 Dec. d1 The Eagles and the Redskins play real football... What a made-for-Madden special, crummy mudless fake turf notwithstanding. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610
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