muddiness vs half-cock

muddiness and half-cock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
muddiness	Yes	No	No	No
half-cock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, half-cock is a hyponym of muddiness; that is, half-cock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than muddiness:

muddiness: a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
half-cock: confusion resulting from lack of preparation

muddiness (noun)	half-cock (noun)
the quality of being cloudy	confusion resulting from lack of preparation
a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water