What is the difference between muddy and dirty?
muddy | dirty | Synonyms |
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.
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(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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Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
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That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
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Out of tune.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
(computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.
(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
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To make (something) dirty.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To become soiled.
Dirty is a synonym of muddy.
In transitive terms the difference between muddy and dirty
is that muddy is to make a mess of, or create confusion with regard to; to muddle while dirty is to debase by distorting the real nature of (something).As an adverb dirty is
in a dirty manner.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 .
dirty
English
Adjective
(er)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.