muddlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌdl̩i/,

/ˈmʌdli/, U.S.

/ˈməd(ə)li/

Forms: 1800s– muddly, 1900s– muddley.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < muddle n. + -y suffix¹.

Confused, muddled; confusing, bewildering.In quot. 1829, perhaps implying ‘hard to find one's way in’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective]

confusec1384

yblent1426

intermellé1487

farraginary1538

puddled1559

confused1576

promiscuous1579

pell-mell1584

ravelleda1586

mingle-mangle1589

rumblingc1598

skimble-skamble1598

huddle1601

plundered1601

promiscual1602

jumbled1611

promiscous1656

bedevilled1755

helter-skelter1785

muddly1829

hugger-mugger1840

wildered1853

pied1870

deurmekaar1871

mixed-up1888

screwed-up1942

snafu1942

scrambled1951

untogether1969

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]

yblenta1225

amazed?c1225

wory?c1225

mingedc1275

willc1300

distracta1340

confounded1362

confuse1362

distraitc1374

whapedc1374

wilsomea1375

poseletc1390

distraught1393

perplexa1425

wildc1440

wiltc1440

dodemusydc1450

mistedc1450

unclearc1475

mazed1493

perplexeda1500

traversablea1500

mazyc1525

entangled1561

muddy?1571

distraughted1572

moidered1587

wondering1592

puzzled1598

plundered1601

distracted1604

uncollected1613

wildered1642

turbid1647

tosticated1650

fuddled1656

pixie-led1659

puzzling1692

bumbazed1720

maffled1820

obfuscated1822

confused1825

muddly1829

mystified1833

maze1842

obfusticatedc1844

head-scratching1849

clueless1862

flustery1862

befogged1868

deurmekaar1871

mosy1887

skewgee1890

buggered-up1893

confusticated1898

smock-ravelled1904

messed-up1913

screwed-up1943

hung up1945

lost1967

gravelled-

1829 J. Hunter Hallamshire Gloss. 67 A muddly morning is a thick foggy morning.

1832 Lancet 20 Oct. 105/2 Slight cramps of the legs; muddly headach; slightly furred tongue.

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 30 108 With his illustrative forefinger..and his mild, wheezy, drawly voice, and his muddly, rumbling, point-dodging old story.

1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane ii. xvii. 227 I gather it from some of the muddly things he said.

1929 D. H. Lawrence Let. 24 Aug. (1962) II. 1184 I can't make out if I have to pay this muddley bill for the gramophone or not.

1959 N. Marsh Singing in Shrouds viii. 161 A long muddly argument.

1993 R. Barnard Little Victims 150 ‘Oh well,’ he said, going as always for the muddly middle way, and hoping to struggle along it to safety.

2008 J. P. Kawalek Rethinking Information Syst. Organizations iii. 40 If we were to think about the nature of the contexts in which information systems work is practised,..it would probably be safe to assume that normally these contexts are rather messy, complex or muddly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muddly
释义	muddlyadj. Brit. /ˈmʌdl̩i/, /ˈmʌdli/, U.S. /ˈməd(ə)li/ Forms: 1800s– muddly, 1900s– muddley. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: muddle n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < muddle n. + -y suffix¹. Confused, muddled; confusing, bewildering.In quot. 1829, perhaps implying ‘hard to find one's way in’. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] confusec1384 yblent1426 intermellé1487 farraginary1538 puddled1559 confused1576 promiscuous1579 pell-mell1584 ravelleda1586 mingle-mangle1589 rumblingc1598 skimble-skamble1598 huddle1601 plundered1601 promiscual1602 jumbled1611 promiscous1656 bedevilled1755 helter-skelter1785 muddly1829 hugger-mugger1840 wildered1853 pied1870 deurmekaar1871 mixed-up1888 screwed-up1942 snafu1942 scrambled1951 untogether1969 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] yblenta1225 amazed?c1225 wory?c1225 mingedc1275 willc1300 distracta1340 confounded1362 confuse1362 distraitc1374 whapedc1374 wilsomea1375 poseletc1390 distraught1393 perplexa1425 wildc1440 wiltc1440 dodemusydc1450 mistedc1450 unclearc1475 mazed1493 perplexeda1500 traversablea1500 mazyc1525 entangled1561 muddy?1571 distraughted1572 moidered1587 wondering1592 puzzled1598 plundered1601 distracted1604 uncollected1613 wildered1642 turbid1647 tosticated1650 fuddled1656 pixie-led1659 puzzling1692 bumbazed1720 maffled1820 obfuscated1822 confused1825 muddly1829 mystified1833 maze1842 obfusticatedc1844 head-scratching1849 clueless1862 flustery1862 befogged1868 deurmekaar1871 mosy1887 skewgee1890 buggered-up1893 confusticated1898 smock-ravelled1904 messed-up1913 screwed-up1943 hung up1945 lost1967 gravelled- 1829 J. Hunter Hallamshire Gloss. 67 A muddly morning is a thick foggy morning. 1832 Lancet 20 Oct. 105/2 Slight cramps of the legs; muddly headach; slightly furred tongue. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 30 108 With his illustrative forefinger..and his mild, wheezy, drawly voice, and his muddly, rumbling, point-dodging old story. 1909 M. B. Saunders Litany Lane ii. xvii. 227 I gather it from some of the muddly things he said. 1929 D. H. Lawrence Let. 24 Aug. (1962) II. 1184 I can't make out if I have to pay this muddley bill for the gramophone or not. 1959 N. Marsh Singing in Shrouds viii. 161 A long muddly argument. 1993 R. Barnard Little Victims 150 ‘Oh well,’ he said, going as always for the muddly middle way, and hoping to struggle along it to safety. 2008 J. P. Kawalek Rethinking Information Syst. Organizations iii. 40 If we were to think about the nature of the contexts in which information systems work is practised,..it would probably be safe to assume that normally these contexts are rather messy, complex or muddly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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