(どろ)だらけ

どろだらけ
no-adjective
covered in mud; muddy
descriptive
1. covered in mud; muddy; mud-splattered
Describes something that is completely covered or smeared with mud.
()ども(どろ)だらけで(かえ)ってきた。
The child came home covered in mud.
(あめ)(あと)(くつ)(どろ)だらけになった。
My shoes got muddy after the rain.
(どろ)だらけ()(さわ)らないで
Don't touch things with your muddy hands.

Usage

(どろ)だらけ uses the suffix ~だらけ, which means "covered in" or "full of" (usually something unpleasant). It functions as a -adjective modifying nouns ((どろ)だらけ(ふく)) or with the copula ((どろ)だらけだ).

Common collocations

Common patterns

The ~だらけ suffix attaches to nouns to mean "covered with" or "full of": (きず)だらけ (covered in scratches), ()だらけ (covered in blood), 間違(まちが)だらけ (full of mistakes). It almost always has a negative or unpleasant connotation.