Word for the day: muddy

muddy |ˈmʌd.i|                                                           *lodoso (en Español)


DEFINITION

adjective ( muddier, muddiest )
covered in or full of mud: they changed their muddy boots.• not bright or clear; dirty-looking: the original colours were blurred into muddy pink and yellow.• (of a sound, especially in music) not clearly defined: an awful muddy sound that renders his vocals incoherent.• confused, vague, or illogical: some sentences are so muddy that their meaning can only be guessed.

verb ( muddies, muddying, muddied ) [ with obj. ]cover or fill (something) with mud.• make (something) hard or harder to understand: the first year's results muddy rather than clarify the situation.
PHRASESmuddy the waters make an issue or situation more confused or complicated.
DERIVATIVES
muddily adverb,muddiness noun

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