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murky

[ mur-kee ]

adjective

murkier, murkiest.
  1. dark, gloomy, and cheerless.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

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  3. (of liquid) not clear; cloudy with or as if with sediment.

    Antonyms: , , ,

  4. not clearly expressed; vague; unclear; confused:

    a murky statement.



murky

/ ˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. gloomy or dark
  2. cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰ쾱Ա, noun
  • ˈܰ쾱, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܰi· adverb
  • ܰi·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of murky1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English mirky; murk, -y 1
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Synonym Study

See dark.
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Somewhere in that murky middle ground — where salt meets sugar, where fat meets fruit — that’s where the best desserts live.

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"So we are in a very different universe, one that is really murky."

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Over time, they adapted to murky, shallow rivers, developing traits that set them apart from their ocean-dwelling cousins.

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Shareholders embraced the business case because there was no murky morality involved; it simply focused on the bottom line.

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The exact numbers and other details are murky.

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