puddly


pud·dle

P0647700 (pŭd′l)n.1. a. A small pool of water, especially rainwater.b. A small pool of a liquid.2. A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry.v. pud·dled, pud·dling, pud·dles v.tr.1. To make muddy.2. To work (clay or sand) into a thick watertight paste.3. To process (impure metal) by puddling.v.intr. To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.
[Middle English podel, diminutive of Old English pudd, ditch.]
pud′dly adj.