Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Muddier"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Muddy \Mud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Muddier}; superl. {Muddiest}.]
1. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a
muddy road or path; muddy boots.

2. Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.

3. Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.

This muddy vesture of decay. --Shak.

4. Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull;
stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.

Cold hearts and muddy understandings. --Burke.

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

5. Not clear or bright. --Swift.


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