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Unclean vs Muddied - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between unclean and muddied

is that unclean is dirty, soiled or foul while muddied is made dirty with mud.

As a verb muddied is

past tense of muddy.

unclean

English

Adjective

(er)
  • dirty, soiled or foul
  • not moral or chaste
  • ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit

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    muddied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made dirty with mud.
  • Made unclear, obfuscated (generally as part of the phrase muddied the water)
    • He muddied the situation until they acquitted in confusion.
  • Made muted of color.
    • The addition of the second batch of paint muddied the bright colors to a dull and washed look.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (muddy)