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muddy adj

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”). Of water or some other liquid: containing mud or (by extension) other sediment in suspension; cloudy, turbid. Of or relating to mud; also, having the characteristics of mud, especially in colour or taste. (euphemistic) Soiled with feces. (archaic) Of an animal or plant: growing or living in mud. (figuratively) Dirty, filthy. Not clear. Of a colour: not bright: dirty, dull. Of an image: blurry or dim. Of light: cloudy, opaque. Of sound (especially during performance, recording, or playback): indistinct, muffled. Of speech, thinking, or writing: ambiguous or vague; or confused, incoherent, or mixed-up; also, poorly expressed. (chiefly literary, poetic) Of the air: not fresh; impure, polluted. Originally, morally or religiously wrong; corrupt, sinful; now, morally or legally dubious; shady, sketchy. (archaic) Of a person or their facial expression: angry, sad, or sulky. (obsolete) Slightly drunk; tipsy. [...]

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