as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
miry fields that required a good pair of boots
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muddy
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One woman was paying $600 per month to live in a storage shed in the muddy backyard cluttered with junk and dotted with dog poop.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026 -
The ceasefire picture is muddier than the public posturing suggests.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Miry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miry. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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