Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - muddy
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Muddy
muddy
~1 adj muddier, muddiest 1 covered with mud or containing mud (the muddy banks of the river | Take your boots off outside if they're muddy.) 2 colours that are ~ are dull 3 confused and not clear (muddy thinking) - muddiness n ~2 v muddied, muddying 1 to make something dirty with mud (She was taking care not to muddy her new shoes.) 2 ~ the waters/the issue to make things more complicated or confusing in a situation that was simple before
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(muddier, muddiest, muddies, muddying, muddied) 1. Something that is muddy contains mud or is covered in mud. ...a muddy track... The ground was still very muddy. ADJ 2. If you muddy something, you cause it to be muddy. The ground still smelled of rain and they muddied their shoes... VERB: V n 3. If someone or something muddies a situation or issue, they cause it to seem less clear and less easy to understand. It’s difficult enough without muddying the issue with religion. VERB: V n • muddied Overseas the legal issues are more muddied. ADJ • If someone or something muddies the waters, they cause a situation or issue to seem less clear and less easy to understand. They keep on muddying the waters by raising other political issues. PHRASE: V inflects ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (muddier; -est) Date: 15th century 1. morally impure ; base 2. a. full of or covered with mud b. characteristic or suggestive of mud a ~ flavor ~ colors c. turbid with sediment 3. a. lacking in clarity or brightness ; cloudy, dull a ~ recording eyes ~ with sleep b. obscure in meaning ; muddled, confused ~ thinking a ~ style • muddily adverb • muddiness noun II. transitive verb (muddied; ~ing) Date: 1601 1. to soil or stain with or as if with mud 2. to make turbid 3. to make cloudy or dull 4. confuse ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. (muddier, muddiest) 1 like mud. 2 covered in or full of mud. 3 (of liquid) turbid. 4 mentally confused. 5 obscure. 6 (of light) dull. 7 (of colour) impure. --v.tr. (-ies, -ied) make muddy. Derivatives muddily adv. muddiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. грязный, слякотный; илистый; тинистый; топкий muddy road —- грязная дорога the road is muddy —- дорога грязная, дорогу развезло muddy bottom —- илистое дно to taste muddy —- отдавать тиной 2. запачканный, забрызганный грязью; грязный muddy shoes —- грязные (залепленные грязью) ботинки 3. непрозрачный; мутный muddy coffee —- мутный кофе muddy stream —- мутный поток 4. дымчатый (о драгоценных камнях) 5. путаный, неясный, туманный (о языке, стиле и т. п.) muddy terminology —- путаная (туманная) терминология muddy thinking —- путаные (туманные) мысли 6. помутившийся (о рассудке) 7. нечистый (о цвете) 8. тусклый (о свете) 9. землистый, сероватый (о цвете лица) 10. хриплый (о голосе) 11. обрызгать грязью 12. измазаться грязью, в грязи 13. мутить 14. замутиться; помутнеть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) запачканный, грязный 2) тусклый (о свете) 3) непрозрачный; мутный 4) нечистый (о коже) 5) путаный, неясный 6) помутившийся (о рассудке) 7) хриплый (о голосе) 2. v. 1) обрызгать грязью 2) мутить ...Англо-русский словарь
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