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单词 mucky
释义

mucky

adjective

ˈmə-kē How to pronounce mucky (audio)
muckier; muckiest
1
: consisting of, marked by, or full of mud or muck
the mucky bottom of a pond
The ground was mucky and full of stagnant puddles. James Alexander Thom
2
a
: covered in dirt or gunk : dirty, filthy
mucky boots
b
: offensive to the senses : disagreeable, unpleasant
… the pretense that the picture is about decent people caught in a mucky world … Stanley Kauffmann
c
: muggy, humid
In the early evening … a thunderstorm rolled through, cleaning out the mucky air. Rick Steves
d
: murky, clouded
… the mucky floodwaters crawled through her home. Dug Begley and Maggie Gordon
muckiness noun
Hardy bulbs hate soppy living conditions and will rot if left sitting in water. They'll tolerate cold far better than muckiness. Mary Robson

Synonyms

  • miry
  • muddy
  • oozy
  • slimy
  • sludgy
  • slushy
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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

mucky

adjective

1
as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • muddy
  • slimy
  • filthy
  • oozy
  • miry
  • slushy
  • dirty
  • sludgy
  • silty
  • loamy
  • clayey
  • grimy
  • stained
  • soiled
  • grubby
  • roily
  • bedraggled
  • squalid
  • begrimed
  • grotty
  • sullied
  • unclean
  • grungy
  • impure
  • befouled
  • smutty
  • gunky
  • uncleanly
  • cruddy
  • foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • pristine
  • unsullied
  • unsoiled
  • spotless
  • sparkling
  • immaculate
  • unstained
  • antiseptic
  • cleanly
  • squeaky-clean
  • spick-and-span
  • spic-and-span
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2
as in filthy
not clean only too happy to remove those old mucky clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • muddy
  • filthy
  • dusty
  • dirty
  • stained
  • blackened
  • nasty
  • black
  • messy
  • grimy
  • greasy
  • smudged
  • grubby
  • soiled
  • dingy
  • sordid
  • grotty
  • begrimed
  • draggled
  • sullied
  • grungy
  • unclean
  • bedraggled
  • polluted
  • befouled
  • smutty
  • besmirched
  • cruddy
  • messed
  • foul
  • sloppy
  • uncleanly
  • chaotic
  • bemired
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • littered
  • unwashed
  • insanitary
  • unsanitary
  • germy
  • impure
  • gunky
  • tainted
  • uncleaned
  • scruffy
  • untidy
  • cluttered
  • muddled
  • unkempt
  • defiled
  • unsterile
  • jumbled
  • squalid
  • slovenly
  • disheveled
  • scuzzy
  • sooty
  • rumpled
  • unsterilized
  • shabby
  • disordered
  • raunchy
  • mussy
  • skanky
  • sleazy
  • disarrayed
  • disarranged
  • mussed
  • dishevelled
  • fuliginous
  • crocked
  • collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • unsullied
  • unsoiled
  • spotless
  • immaculate
  • clear
  • unstained
  • pure
  • limpid
  • stainless
  • ultraclean
  • neat
  • cleaned
  • cleanly
  • tidy
  • orderly
  • shiny
  • spick-and-span
  • groomed
  • bleached
  • spic-and-span
  • cleansed
  • perfect
  • bright
  • combed
  • sparkling
  • whitened
  • untouched
  • unpolluted
  • ordered
  • wholesome
  • purified
  • unspotted
  • flawless
  • untainted
  • unblemished
  • virgin
  • undefiled
  • taintless
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