different between muddied vs muddier

English

Adjective

muddied (comparative more muddied, superlative most muddied)

1. Made dirty with mud.
2. Made unclear, obfuscated (generally as part of the phrase muddied the water)

   He muddied the situation until they acquitted in confusion.

3. Made muted of color.

   The addition of the second batch of paint muddied the bright colors to a dull and washed look.

Verb

muddied

1. simple past tense and past participle of muddy

English

Etymology 1

Comparative form of muddy

Adjective

muddier

1. comparative form of muddy: more muddy

Etymology 2

muddy +? -er (agentive suffix)

Noun

muddier (plural muddiers)

1. One who muddies or obscures something.
   • 1997, Charles Manning Hope Clark, Speaking Out of Turn: Lectures and Speeches, 1940-1991 (page 33)

     These people will be standing on entrenched ground; they will not be distracted or seduced by the trivialisers, or the muddiers of the waters. Above all, those who care, including you, will be watching to see the direction of the great river of life.