1.
covered in mud; muddy; mud-splattered
Describes something that is completely covered or smeared with mud.
Usage
泥だらけ uses the suffix ~だらけ, which means "covered in" or "full of" (usually something unpleasant). It functions as a の-adjective modifying nouns (泥だらけの服) or with the copula (泥だらけだ).
Common collocations
Common patterns
The ~だらけ suffix attaches to nouns to mean "covered with" or "full of": 傷だらけ (covered in scratches), 血だらけ (covered in blood), 間違いだらけ (full of mistakes). It almost always has a negative or unpleasant connotation.