Meaning

noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

noun a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

noun the quality of being cloudy

originEtymology tree English muddy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English muddiness From muddy + -ness.

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