Mucky
/ˈmʌki/noun
Covered with or full of dirt, mud, or filth; unpleasantly dirty.
Did you know?Muck is an old English word for dung or soft wet dirt, and English simply turned it into an adjective to describe anything stained by the earth’s mess.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
mūc
“dung, filth, or manure”
Middle English
ME
muk
“dirt, manure, or soft wet earth”
16th Century
English
mucky
“dirty, filthy, muddy”
Modern English
English
mucky
“covered with dirt or unpleasantly wet and muddy”