muddy
adjective /ˈmʌdi/
/ˈmʌdi/
(comparative muddier, superlative muddiest)
- full of or covered in mud
- a muddy field/track
- muddy boots/knees
- Look, you’ve made the floor all muddy!
Synonyms dirtydirty- dusty
- filthy
- muddy
- soiled
- grubby
- stained
- dirty not clean; covered with dust, soil, mud, oil, etc:
- If your hands are dirty, go and wash them.
- dusty full of dust; covered with dust:
- There were shelves full of dusty books.
- filthy very dirty and unpleasant:
- It’s absolutely filthy in here.
- muddy full of or covered in mud:
- Don’t you come in here with those muddy boots on!
- soiled (rather formal) dirty, especially with waste from the body:
- soiled nappies/diapers
- grubby (rather informal) rather dirty, usually because it has not been washed:
- He hoped she wouldn’t notice his grubby shirt cuffs.
- stained (often in compounds) covered with stains; marked with a stain (= a dirty mark that is difficult to remove):
- a pair of paint-stained jeans
- dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/soiled/grubby/stained clothes
- dirty/dusty/filthy/grubby hands
- a dirty/dusty/filthy room
- to get dirty/dusty/filthy/muddy/stained
Extra Examples- My boots were all muddy.
- The rain had made the field very muddy.
- The rain had made the football pitch extremely muddy.
- We all got a bit muddy and wet.
- Don't you come in here with those muddy boots on!
- The grass was very muddy from constant rain.
- We drove along the muddy track.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a liquid) containing mud; not clear
- muddy water
- a muddy pond
- The water where the dolphins were kept was so muddy that they could not see anything.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of colours) not clear or bright
- muddy green/brown