muckier
Messier with grime
Muckier is the comparative form of mucky, meaning more covered in or characterized by muck—dirt, mud, filth, or unpleasant mess.
The trail got muckier as we approached the swamp.
In figurative use, muckier describes situations that are more sordid or morally messy: The scandal grew muckier with each new revelation.
grimy
Coated in stubborn dirt
grime · muddy · stained · smudged · sooty · dingy · greasy · squalid · unclean · foul
gooey
Soft and sticky
slimy · gunky · gloppy · thick · slop · sediment · tarry · clay · silted · gunk
swampy
Waterlogged and soft
- marshySaturated with standing water
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- squelchyWet and yielding noisily
soggy · oozy · quagmire · bog · fen · mire · wetland · peatland · spongy · saturated
- mucking aboutAimless playful activity
- mucking aroundAimless, unserious activity
- mucking upCausing something to fail
- mucking outRemoving dung and bedding
- mucking inSharing communal labor
- mucking stallsRemoving livestock waste from enclosures