Besmirch vs Muddy - What's the difference?
besmirch | muddy | Related terms |
To make dirty; to soil.
To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase.
Covered with or full of mud or wet soil.
With mud or other sediment brought into suspension, turbid.
Not clear; mixed up or blurry.
Confused; stupid; incoherent; vague.
* Burke
* Shakespeare
(euphemistic) Soiled with feces.
To get mud on (something).
To make a mess of, or create confusion with regard to; to muddle.
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Besmirch is a related term of muddy.
In lang=en terms the difference between besmirch and muddy
is that besmirch is to tarnish something, especially someone's reputation; to debase while muddy is to make a mess of, or create confusion with regard to; to muddle.As verbs the difference between besmirch and muddy
is that besmirch is to make dirty; to soil while muddy is to get mud on (something).As an adjective muddy is
covered with or full of mud or wet soil.besmirch
English
Verb
(es)- The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor.
muddy
English
Adjective
(er)- He slogged across the muddy field.
- Take off your muddy boots before you come inside.
- The previously limpid water was now muddy as a result of the epic struggle.
- The picture is decent, but the sound is muddy.
- cold hearts and muddy understandings
- dost think I am so muddy , so unsettled
Verb
- If you muddy your shoes don't wear them inside.
- The discussion only muddied their understanding of the subject.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: a primate scream - first look review", The Guardian , 1 July 2014:
- As the humans establish tentative bonds with their evolutionary cousins, the inter-species waters start to muddy .
