the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Filthy with muck; miry.
adj. Vile, in a moral sense; sordid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing or resembling muck; filthy; vile.
To soil.
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adj. (of soil) soft and watery
adj. dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck
Word Usage
"Their contents are therefore more of the "mucky" than of the "peaty" order, and this may partly account for New England usage in regard to these old English words."