miry

[ mahyuhr-ee ]

adjective

, mir·i·er, mir·i·est.

1. of the nature of mire; swampy:

   miry ground.

2. abounding in mire; muddy.
3. covered or bespattered with mire.

Other Words From

• miri·ness noun
• un·miry adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of miry¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; mire, -y ¹

Example Sentences

He forged his way out of the miry roads of his origins, becoming a musician and filmmaker, and teaching himself to make visual art.

From New York Times

Jake watched him stick his fingers in the miry candy and then lick them slowly.

From Literature

According to the historian Edward Hasted, writing in the 1770s, Cooling was “an unfrequented place, the roads of which are deep and miry, and it is as unhealthy as it is unpleasant.”

From New York Times

God raised me from a miry pit, from mud and sinking sand, and set my feet upon a rock where I can firmly stand.

From New York Times

Without access to the inter-stage area, which turns the miry walk between the two main stages into a comparatively short hop, the following would not be possible.

From Time