1
as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain
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as in filthy
not clean
only too happy to remove those old mucky clothes
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Recent Examples of mucky
Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 (Amazon) Get ahead of the mess your mucky pup is bound to make while enjoying the favorable fall weather with the addition of a waterproof mat.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
The novel’s biting satire and mucky spirit have mostly been jettisoned for Facebook-ready female empowerment slogans.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Strong calved riders pedaled thin wheeled cycles over potholed, rutted and mucky farm roads.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
The novel’s biting satire and mucky spirit have mostly been jettisoned for Facebook-ready female empowerment slogans.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Strong calved riders pedaled thin wheeled cycles over potholed, rutted and mucky farm roads.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky
Adjective
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The car’s tires were muddy and the rear window was smashed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Some kinds of anchors are better suited to muddy bottoms, while others excel in grassy or rocky bottoms.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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At least 12 outside experts submitted testimony in what’s called the Dunsmore case, finding that San Diego jails are filthy and that workers regularly fail to follow best practices or department policies.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Created in 2019 by Eastbound & Down's Danny McBride, the filthy HBO comedy centers around a family of corrupt, fast-talking televangelists led by John Goodman's aging and regretful Eli Gemstone.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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The days of my girlhood were dusty, dirty, sooty, and sweaty.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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Everything from the mortar to the rope has been handmade on the dusty site.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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They were bullied, beaten, humiliated, tortured and shot, with productive laborers crammed on top of one another in the dirty stone barracks—separately from the Jewish prisoners, whose numbers grew ever larger.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Coal plants are also the dirtiest fossil fuel in terms of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Dec. 2022
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There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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The red, blue, and black colors are like Spider-Man’s suit directly on a water bottle.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
14 May 2025
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Both sizes are available in all black, and the large 45mm model also comes in silver with a white band, while the smaller 41mm Venu 3S gives you the choice of four additional color combinations: soft gold with an ivory, french gray, or dust rose band, or silver with a sage gray band.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The apps have a nasty trick that fools users into the initial download, and once on a phone, the damage is done.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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He’s been the spirit of the Panthers’ skillfully nasty style the previous two springs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucky. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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