lutulent

English

Etymology

From Latin lutulentus (“dirty, impure”), from lutum (“mud, dirt”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʌtjʊlənt/

Adjective

lutulent (comparative more lutulent, superlative most lutulent)

  1. pertaining to mud, muddy
    • 1922: For who is there who anything of some significance has apprehended but is conscious that that exterior splendour may be the surface of a downwardtending lutulent reality — James Joyce, Ulysses

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