muddiness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water
    wateriness; sloppiness.
    • the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield
    • the water's muddiness made it undrinkable
    • the sloppiness of a rainy November day
  2. noun a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
    confusion; disarray; confusedness; mental confusion.
    • a confusion of impressions
  3. noun the quality of being cloudy
    cloudiness; murkiness.

WordNet

Mud"di*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness casued by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream.
  2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.

Webster 1913