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    miry
    /ˈmʌɪ(ə)ri/

    adjective

    • 1. very muddy or boggy: "the roads were miry in winter"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMIRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MIRY definition: 1. consisting of deep, wet, sticky earth that is difficult to move through: 2. consisting of deep…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › miryMiry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) the mire is relieved only by small stretches of open dry forest Saturday Review. 2. : heavy often deep mud or slush. The troops trudged onward through the mire. 3. : a troublesome or intractable situation. found themselves in a mire of debt. miry. ˈmīr-ē. adjective. mire. 2 of 2. verb. mired; miring.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › miryMIRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Miry definition: of the nature of mire; swampy. See examples of MIRY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMIRY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MIRY meaning: 1. consisting of deep, wet, sticky earth that is difficult to move through: 2. consisting of deep…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › miryMiry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything soggy, soft, and a little muddy is miry. Your bright white sneakers won't look brand new anymore after you hike along the miry riverbank in them. The adjective miry, which is good for describing places that are boggy or mucky, comes from mire, "a stretch of swampy ground."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMIRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    MIRY definition: full of, or having the nature of, mire ; swampy | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › miryMIRY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for MIRY: muddy, mucky, slimy, oozy, filthy, slushy, clayey, sludgy; Antonyms of MIRY: clean, antiseptic, sparkling, unsullied, spotless, pristine, unstained, immaculate.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › miryMiry - definition of miry by The Free Dictionary

    Define miry. miry synonyms, miry pronunciation, miry translation, English dictionary definition of miry. adj. mir·i·er , mir·i·est 1. Full of or resembling mire; swampy. 2. Smeared with mire; muddy. mir′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › miryMiry Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Miry Sentence Examples. At last they had him consigned to a miry dungeon, and it was the king who (at the instance of the Cushite Ebed-melech) intervened for his relief, though he remained a prisoner in other quarters till the fall of Jerusalem (586 B.C.).

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMIRY - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "MIRY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.