MUCKY
What does "MUCKY" mean?
Covered in or full of dirt, mud, or filth.
Meanings
- Dirty, muddy, or messy. The children came in mucky from the puddles. informal
- Of weather, unpleasantly wet, grey, and overcast. It's a mucky old day - take an umbrella. informal
- Indecent or smutty. He kept a stash of mucky magazines under the bed. informal
Word origin
From 'muck', meaning 'dung, dirt', from Middle English 'muk', of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse 'myki', 'cow dung'), plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
MUCKY = 'muck' + 'y'; if something is full of muck, it's mucky - the double C makes it sound as thick as the mud.
A little poem
The boots by the door tell the whole wet tale-
two mucky proofs that the children went out in the gale.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my friend the weather was mucky and so was his joke - both left me wanting to wash.
What it teaches
A little muck is the receipt for a day well spent outdoors; clean boots can mean nothing happened.
Quick facts
What does MUCKY mean?
Covered in or full of dirt, mud, or filth.
Is MUCKY a valid word?
Yes — MUCKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MUCKY?
MUCKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MUCKY come from?
From 'muck', meaning 'dung, dirt', from Middle English 'muk', of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse 'myki', 'cow dung'), plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can MUCKY teach us?
A little muck is the receipt for a day well spent outdoors; clean boots can mean nothing happened.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.