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What is the adjective for sludging?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb sludge which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

sludgy
  1. Characteristic of sludge; slimy or mucky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. muddy, mucky, miry, slushy, oozy, slimy, clammy, glutinous, mucous, viscous, muculent, scummy, yukky, soggy, watery, wet, gloopy, sloppy, moist, dripping, tacky, sodden, swampy, greasy, slippery, squelchy, soft, marshy, sopping, boggy, waterlogged, quaggy, fenny, slithery, gooey, mucoid, sticky, viscid, mucilaginous, heavy, sloughy, filthy, dirty, saturated, slippy, gummy, gunky, mushy, thin, soupy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The old abandoned well was filled with sludgy water that emitted a foul odor.”
      “I hear more roots than nu-metal here, not to mention lots of sludgy slow hardcore.”
      “Personally, I found the disc pretty boring and bland, but I guess it's not really my style, being kind of proggy and sludgy.”
sludgelike
  1. Resembling sludge.
sludgier
  1. comparative form of sludgy: more sludgy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. muddier, muckier, mirier, slushier, oozier, slimier, clammier, scummier, yukkier, more glutinous, more mucous, more viscous, more muculent, waterier, soggier, wetter, gloopier, sloppier, moister, tackier, swampier, more sodden, soupier, mushier, thinner, runnier, more liquid, slipperier, greasier, more waterlogged, boggier, quaggier, squelchier, softer, more sopping, marshier, more fenny, slitherier, splashier, stickier, more mucoid, more viscid, more mucilaginous, gooier, more sloughy, heavier, more saturated, dirtier, filthier, more turbid … more
sludgiest
  1. superlative form of sludgy: most sludgy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. muddiest, muckiest, miriest, slushiest, ooziest, slimiest, clammiest, scummiest, yukkiest, most glutinous, most mucous, most viscous, most muculent, wateriest, soggiest, wettest, gloopiest, sloppiest, moistest, tackiest, most sodden, swampiest, soupiest, thinnest, runniest, mushiest, most liquid, slipperiest, greasiest, marshiest, quaggiest, most waterlogged, softest, boggiest, most sopping, squelchiest, most fenny, slitheriest, splashiest, most mucoid, stickiest, most viscid, gooiest, most mucilaginous, dirtiest, filthiest, most sloughy, most saturated, heaviest, most turbid … more
sludged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sludge
sludging
  1. present participle of sludge
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