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- [muhk-ee]
- /ˈmʌk i/
- /ˈmʌk.i/
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- [muhk-ee]
- /ˈmʌk i/
Definitions of mucky word
- adjective mucky of or like muck. 1
- adjective mucky filthy, dirty, or slimy. 1
- adjective mucky British Informal. obscene: a mucky story. nasty; mean or contemptible: a mucky trick. (of weather) oppressively humid. 1
- noun mucky Covered with or consisting of dirt or filth. 1
- adjective mucky sexually explicit 1
- adjective mucky Something that is mucky is very dirty. 0
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Origin of mucky
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; muck + -y1
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Parts of speech for Mucky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mucky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mucky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mucky
adj mucky
adjective mucky
- messy — characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: a messy room.
- grubby — dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.
- smeared — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- filthy — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
- grimy — covered with grime; dirty: I shook his grimy hand.
Antonyms for mucky
adjective mucky
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
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