sludgy

American  

[sluhj-ee] / ˈslʌdʒ i /

adjective

sludgier, sludgiest

1. of or relating to sludge.

2. covered, lined with, or containing sludge.

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ˈsludgy British  

/ ˈslʌdʒɪ /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or like sludge

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Etymology

Origin of sludgy

First recorded in 1775–85; sludge + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The sludgy, light purple shake still hovers at the rim.

From Literature

Gingersnipes emerged with a long, flat stick, and they set sail across the sludgy pond.

From Literature

In 1973, the Isley Brothers remade the song on their “3 + 3” LP; two decades after that, the gothic metal band Type O Negative recorded a sludgy, slowed-down rendition.

From Los Angeles Times

Back when Haagen-Smit was discovering smog’s dirty secrets, he calculated that of the 30 pounds of air that an average Angeleno breathed every day, a few ounces of it was a brown, sludgy essence of smog.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, Lovett was calf-deep in sludgy rain water flooding the streets from a sudden downpour, standing at the roll-gate of a ripped-apart warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times