muddily

ˈmʌd.ɪ.li

Definition

Definition of muddily - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

figurative

Rare

in a confused or unclear way

Rare

She explained the concept muddily, leaving us puzzled.

confusedly

unclearly

literal

Rare

in a muddy manner

Rare

The dog ran muddily through the yard.

sloppily

unclearly

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Origin of muddily

English, muddy (covered with mud) + -ly (in a manner)

Examples of muddily in a sentence

He muddily recounted the events of the night.
The children played muddily in the rain-soaked field.
He walked muddily back to the house after the hike.

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French:confusément, boueusement, ...
German:verworren, schlammig, ...
Italian:in modo confuso, fangosamente, ...
Spanish:de manera confusa, fangosamente, ...
Portuguese:confusamente, lamacentamente, ...
Chinese:含糊不清地, 泥泞地, ...
Japanese:曖昧に, 泥だらけで, ...
Arabic:بِغُموض, بطريقة موحلة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מְבֻלְבֶּלֶת, בְּצוּרָה בּוֹצִית, ...
Russian:путано, грязно, ...
Ukrainian:заплутано, брудно, ...
Hindi:अस्पष्ट रूप से, कीचड़ में, ...
Bengali:বিভ্রান্তিকরভাবে, কাদাযুক্তভাবে, ...
Catalan:de manera confusa, enfangadament, ...
Czech:zmateně, bahnitě, ...
Danish:forvirrende, mudret, ...
Dutch:verward, modderig, ...
Greek:ασαφώς, λασπωμένα, ...
Hungarian:zavarosan, sárosan, ...
Khmer:ដោយមិនច្បាស់លាស់, យ៉ាងប្រឡាក់ភក់, ...
Korean:혼란스럽게, 진흙투성이로, ...
Persian:به‌طور گیج‌کننده‌ای, گل‌آلود, ...
Polish:niejasno, błotnisto, ...
Portuguese (BR):confusamente, lamacentamente, ...
Romanian:neclar, noroios, ...
Swedish:förvirrat, lerigt, ...
Thai:อย่างสับสน, อย่างเปื้อนโคลน, ...
Turkish:belirsizce, çamurlu bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách mơ hồ, lầy lội, ...

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