muddled
/mˈʌdəld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
verb
simple past and past participle of muddle
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: muddle-headed"
- "Richardson took over, and Mitchell proceeded to the refreshment room in his turn, but when he came back some ten minutes later, it was evident that he had been indulging in something more potent than coffee, and he was in a very muddled state."
- "The selection of James Milner ahead of Young was the product of muddled thinking and the absence of Peter Crouch - with 22 goals in 42 England appearances - from even the substitutes' bench was also a surprise."
Inflected Forms
more muddled (comparative)
most muddled (superlative)