muddiness

mud·dy

M0464400 (mŭd′ē)adj. mud·di·er, mud·di·est 1. Full of or covered with mud.2. a. Not bright or pure: a muddy color.b. Not clear; cloudy, as with sediment: muddy coffee.3. Lacking luster; dull: a muddy complexion.4. Confused or vague: muddy thinking.tr.v. mud·died, mud·dy·ing, mud·dies 1. To make dirty or muddy.2. To make dull or cloudy.3. To make obscure or confused.

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mud′di·ly adv.mud′di·ness n.

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Noun	1.	muddiness - the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"sloppiness, waterinesswetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
	2.	muddiness - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, confusioncognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processesdisorientation - confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"distraction - mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"daze, haze, fog - confusion characterized by lack of clarityhalf-cock - confusion resulting from lack of preparationjamais vu - the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsybafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understandperplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
	3.	muddiness - the quality of being cloudymurkiness, cloudinessopaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of lightturbidity, turbidness - muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspendedmistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness, haziness - cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor

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