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   Murk·y

   /ˈmərkē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist: "the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling" Similar darkgloomygrayleadendulldimovercastcloudycloudedsunlessfoggymistydismaldrearybleaklouringthreateningcheerlessdepressingshadowysomberdialect:claggyliterary:tenebrouscrepuscularrare:caliginousCimmerianOpposite brightsunny
   • ▪ (of liquid) dark and dirty; not clear: "the murky silt of a muddy pond" Similar dirtymuddycloudyturbidopaqueriledroilyroiledOpposite clear
   • ▪ not fully explained or understood, especially with concealed dishonesty or immorality: "the murky world of espionage" Similar questionablesuspicioussuspectdubiousdarkmysterioussecretinformal:shadyOpposite innocent

   Derivatives

   • 1. murkily adverb
   • 2. murkiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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