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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mud•dy /ˈmʌdi/USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est, v., -died, -dy•ing. adj. - covered or filled with mud.
- not clear or pure:muddy colors.
- hidden or vague, as in thought or expression.
v. [~ + object] - to make muddy:Your boots have muddied the carpet.
- to cause to be confused:to muddy our thinking by appealing to our emotions.
mud•di•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mud•dy (mud′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -di•er, -di•est, v., -died, -dy•ing. adj. - abounding in or covered with mud.
- not clear or pure:muddy colors.
- cloudy with sediment:muddy coffee.
- dull, as the complexion.
- not clear mentally.
- obscure or vague, as thought, expression, or literary style.
- Sport[Horse Racing.]denoting the condition of a track after a heavy, continuous rainfall has ceased and been completely absorbed into the surface, leaving it the consistency of thick mud.
v.t. - to make muddy;
soil with mud. - to make turbid.
- to cause to be confused or obscure.
v.i. - to become muddy.
- late Middle English muddi. See mud, -y1 1375–1425
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