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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Muddy

Mŭd'dy, a.

adjective

a. [compar. MUDDIER; superl. MUDDIEST.] [From mud.]

Sense 1. Besmeared or dashed with mud; soiled; as, muddy boots.

Sense 2. Foul with mud; turbid; as, a muddy stream.

Sense 3. Containing mud; as, a muddy ditch or road.

Sense 4. Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure. “This muddy vesture of decay.” Shak.

Sense 5. Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull; heavy; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague. “The offspring of cold hearts and muddy understandings.” Burke.

Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled? Shak.

Mŭd'dy, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MUDDIED; p. pr. & vb. n. MUDDYING.]

  1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.
  2. To cloud; to make dull or heavy. Grew.