Murky Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Adjective
    • 1.3.1 Synonyms
    • 1.3.2 Related terms
    • 1.3.3 Translations
    • 1.3.4 External links

English

Etymology

Cognate to or directly from Old Norse myrkr. Compare Russian, Serbian мрак.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ki

Adjective

murky (comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)

1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
2. Gloomy, dark, dim.
3. Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
4. Dishonest, shady.

Synonyms

• dark

Related terms

• murk
• murkily
• murkiness

External links

• murky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• murky in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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