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boueux

muddy

Definition & meaning

Boueux means muddy: covered in mud, containing mud, or characterized by mud. It can describe a road, shoes, water, or a landscape.

Grammar & Word origin

Boueux is an adjective. Its forms are:

  • Masculine singular: boueux
  • Feminine singular: boueuse
  • Masculine plural: boueux
  • Feminine plural: boueuses

It comes from boue , meaning “mud,” with the adjective-forming suffix -eux.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • vaseux — “silty” or “muddy,” especially referring to soft sediment in water.
  • bourbeux — “boggy” or “muddy,” often suggesting thick, difficult-to-cross mud.
  • sec — “dry,” the opposite when describing wet, muddy ground.
  • propre — “clean,” the opposite when describing something covered in mud.

Common phrases & collocations

  • chemin boueux — muddy path
  • chaussures boueuses — muddy shoes
  • eau boueuse — muddy water

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Examples

Parfois le chemin derrière la maison est boueux.adjective

Sometimes the path behind the house is muddy.

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