murky
[ mur-kee ]
Origin of murky
1- Sometimes mirk·y .
synonym study For murky
1. See dark.
Other words for murky
Opposites for murky
Other words from murky
- murk·i·ly, adverb
- murk·i·ness, noun
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How to use murky in a sentence
After that, the bog lay mirky and silent, with no record of the dead man that lay in its grip.
Sir Ludar | Talbot Baines ReedNought might he see her well-loved face; But he felt her lips in the mirky place.
Poems by the Way | William MorrisHe thought I was mad because I stood in pyjamas without apparent heed of the mirky drizzle.
The Amazing Argentine | John Foster FraserIt was a mirky night like this, with 'prentices gawpin' in the lanterns and Jack Ketch unsnarlin' his cursed ropes.
Wappin' Wharf | Charles S. Brooks
British Dictionary definitions for murky
murky
mirky
/ (ˈmɜːkɪ) /
adjectivemurkier, murkiest, mirkier or mirkiest
gloomy or dark
cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog
Derived forms of murky
- murkily or mirkily, adverb
- murkiness or mirkiness, noun
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