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MUCKY
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Irregular inflected forms: muckier , muckiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
Example:
a mucky stable
Synonyms:
mucky; muddy
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Derivation:
muck (any thick, viscous matter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of soil) soft and watery
Example:
swampy bayous
Synonyms:
boggy; marshy; miry; mucky; muddy; quaggy; sloppy; sloughy; soggy; squashy; swampy; waterlogged
Classified under:
Similar:
wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)
