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adjective | verb muddymuddy1 /ˈmʌdi/ ●●○ adjective (comparative muddier, superlative muddiest) THESAURUSnot clean► dirty not clean: How did the floor get so dirty? There was a stack of dirty dishes in the sink. ► filthy very dirty: The carpet was filthy – I didn’t even want to walk on it. ► dusty covered with dust: There were piles of dusty books around the room. ► muddy covered in mud: Take off those muddy hiking boots before you come in the house. ► greasy covered with a lot of oil or grease (=an oily substance): There were greasy fingerprints on the glasses. ► grimy covered in a lot of dirt, grease, etc. that seems to be stuck onto the surface: The mechanic wiped his grimy hands on a towel. ► soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: We use this pail for soiled diapers. ► polluted made dirty from chemicals or waste. Used about air, land, or water: You can’t swim in the river – it’s too polluted. ► contaminated formal not safe to use because of harmful chemicals or bacteria. Used about water, food, or land: Several people became sick after drinking contaminated water. 1covered with mud or containing mud: muddy water Are your shoes muddy?► see thesaurus at dirty12confused and not clear: The party’s stance on the issue is muddy.3colors that are muddy are dull and brownish: muddy brown4sounds that are muddy are not clear—muddiness noun [uncountable] adjective | verb muddymuddy2 verb (, muddied, muddying) [transitive] VERB TABLEmuddy |
| Present | I, you, we, they | muddy | | he, she, it | muddies | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | muddied | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have muddied | | he, she, it | has muddied | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had muddied | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will muddy | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have muddied |
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| Present | I | am muddying | | he, she, it | is muddying | | you, we, they | are muddying | | Past | I, he, she, it | was muddying | | you, we, they | were muddying | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been muddying | | he, she, it | has been muddying | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been muddying | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be muddying | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been muddying |
► muddy the waters/issue These new studies merely muddy the waters. 1to make something dirty with mud: The storm muddied the fields.2to make things more complicated or confusing in a situation that was simple before: muddy the waters/issue These new studies merely muddy the waters. |