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English Dictionary: muddiness by the DICT Development Group
2 results for muddiness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
muddiness
n
  1. the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"
    Synonym(s): wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness
  2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
    Synonym(s): confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
  3. the quality of being cloudy
    Synonym(s): cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Muddiness \Mud"di*ness\, n.
      1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness;
            foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the
            muddiness of a stream.
  
      2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject;
            intellectual dullness.
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