mucky

/ˈmʌki/
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Other forms: muckiest; muckily

Definitions of mucky
  1. adjective
    (of soil) soft and watery
    “wet mucky lowland”
    synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
    wet
    covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
  2. adjective
    dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
    “a mucky stable”
    synonyms: muddy
    dirty, soiled, unclean
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
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