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[ muhk-ee ] / ˈmʌk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mucky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, muck·i·er, muck·i·est.of or like muck. filthy, dirty, or slimy. British Informal. - obscene: a mucky story.
- nasty; mean or contemptible: a mucky trick.
- (of weather) oppressively humid.
Origin of muckyFirst recorded in 1530–40; muck + -y1 Words nearby muckymuckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc, muco-, mucocele, mucocutaneous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muckyThe terrain is mucky, and the pickings are slim; patience and boredom are a part of the hunt. How to Catch a Giant Python|Catharine Skipp|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Blighters,” she said, “mucky ship—go row, go row—damn boxes. The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham First off, it was mucky and slippery under foot, and in some places it dips down sharp, almost as steep as a church roof. Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford She kept on saying “Mucky ship,” which conveyed nothing at all to the Queen, except the obvious fact that the steamer was there. The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham
The site of our camp was a low, mucky place on the river bank, where mosquitoes literally filled the air. A Soldier in the Philippines|Needom N. Freeman When a beer barrel begins to fiz out o' t' bung hoil, tha' mun let it fiz a bit, thof't mak a mucky slop, or it'll bust t' barrel. Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for mucky
adjective muckier or muckiestDerived forms of muckymuckily, adverbmuckiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to muckyclammy, glutinous, miry, muddy, oozy, sludgy, slushy, viscous, mucous, scummy, yukky |