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murk⋅y

[mur-kee]
–adjective, murk⋅i⋅er, murk⋅i⋅est.
1. dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
2. obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air.
3. vague; unclear; confused: a murky statement.
Also, mirky.


Origin:
1300–50; ME mirky. See murk, -y 1


murk⋅i⋅ly, adverb
murk⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. See dark. 2. cloudy, dusky, lowering, misty, hazy.


1, 2. bright, clear.
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