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; Middle English mirky. See murk, -y1

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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murky or mirky (ˈmɜːkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , murkier, murkiest, mirkier, mirkiest
1.  gloomy or dark
2.  cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog
 
mirky or mirky
 
adj
 
'murkily or mirky
 
adv
 
'mirkily or mirky
 
adv
 
'murkiness or mirky
 
n
 
'mirkiness or mirky
 
n

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murky
mid-14c., from murk + -y (2). Rare before 17c.
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Example sentences
But the bay's murky waters could obscure the views of submerged monuments.
But this time his unshapely pictures and narrative share a murky quality.
He has an understanding of foreign policy's deep, broad, and murky waters.
They are found throughout the word's oceans, from sandy shallows and reefs to
  the deep, murky seabed.
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