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Mucky

/ˈmʌki/

Covered in muck.

📖 Definitions of "Mucky"

adjective
  1. 1

    Covered in muck.

  2. 2

    Obscene, pornographic.

    "a mucky magazine"

🔄 Synonyms of "Mucky"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
dirtyverbUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
wetnounMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
soiled(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
boggyHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
miryResembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
muddyverbCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
swampySoggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
sloughyHaving the characteristics of a wetland; marshy.
marshyOf, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
quaggynounResembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mucky"

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WordDefinition
wetMade up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
soiled(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
uncleanDirty, soiled or foul.
muddyCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
dirtyUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
sloughyHaving the characteristics of a wetland; marshy.
quaggynounResembling a quagmire; marshy, miry.
swampySoggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
mirynounResembling or characteristic of a mire; swampy, boggy.
marshyOf, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
boggynounHaving the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
mudcoveredCovered in mud; muddy.
muddedCovered with mud.
guckynoun(slang) Resembling or covered in muck or goo.
muddishResembling or characteristic of mud.
mudstainedHaving mudstains; stained by mud.
gunkynoun(colloquial) greasy, messy or dirty.
mussynounPronunciation spelling of mercy, representing African-American Vernacular English. [(uncountable) Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.]
common as muck(simile) Very common (in various senses).
schmutzymessy; dirty; covered with schmutz

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