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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
Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 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.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
However, if conditions are muddy or soggy, wait until soil has a chance to dry out a little more to avoid a mucky mess and compacting your soil.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
Off-road capabilities remain stellar Enlarge Rivian Rivian products truly shine off-road—especially when the road is mucky, sticky, dirty, rocky, and wet.
—Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024
Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 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.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
However, if conditions are muddy or soggy, wait until soil has a chance to dry out a little more to avoid a mucky mess and compacting your soil.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
Off-road capabilities remain stellar Enlarge Rivian Rivian products truly shine off-road—especially when the road is mucky, sticky, dirty, rocky, and wet.
—Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky
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My first game was 1976 when a sublime Peter Taylor free kick beat an unrecognisable Chelsea at a very muddy and different Stamford Bridge.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Think deep plums with muddy undertones, like BEHR’s 2025 Color of the Year, Rumors.Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Around 20 million years ago, as wind and streams whittled away at the Rocky Mountains, the debris was dumped in the High Plains, a dusty bed of sand and gravel.Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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In one corner, dozens of dusty bottles sat behind beanbag chairs, while a miniature trampoline lay turned on its side.River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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This set also comes with a shoe bag that has two compartments and can double as a laundry bag for dirty clothes during your trip.Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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Also, James Neal and Pascal Dupuis scored a lot of goals in those seasons because Kunitz was doing the dirty work so they could be set up by Malkin and Crosby, respectively.Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 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
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The storage options with 256GB and 512GB are also back, in black, for 1,059€, saving 190€, and 1,269€, saving 230€, respectively.David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Officers searched the vehicles and found: black Nike nylon gloves, a black ski mask and three large Amazon freight tote bags and black t-shirts.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Make sure your items are delivered on time before nasty weather hits by signing up for a Prime membership.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucky. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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