mired /maɪəd $ maɪrd/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] literary
1 . stuck in a bad situation and unable to get out or make progress
mired in
a government mired in scandal and controversy
2 . stuck in mud or covered in mud
mired /maɪəd $ maɪrd/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] literary
1 . stuck in a bad situation and unable to get out or make progress
mired in
a government mired in scandal and controversy
2 . stuck in mud or covered in mud
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012