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- Dictionarymurky/ˈməːki/
adjective
- 1. dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist: "the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling" Similar Opposite
- 2. obscure or morally questionable: "a government minister with a murky past" Similar Opposite
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MURKY definition: 1. dark and dirty or difficult to see through: 2. used to describe a situation that is complicated…. Learn more.
The meaning of MURKY is characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke. How to use murky in a sentence.
MURKY meaning: 1. dark and dirty or difficult to see through: 2. used to describe a situation that is complicated…. Learn more.
Murky definition: dark, gloomy, and cheerless.. See examples of MURKY used in a sentence.
1. Dark or dim, as from mist: a murky sky. See Synonyms at dark. 2. Darkened, clouded, or blurry: murky waters; murky images. 3. Not clearly known, understood, or expressed: a murky future; the murky world of spies; murky writing. murk′i·ly adv. murk′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
If you describe something as murky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand. The law here is a little bit murky.
Something that's murky is dim, gloomy or hard to see through clearly. Think of the dark fog around a haunted house or the cloudy, muddy water in a swamp.
Not clearly known, understood, or expressed. A murky future; the murky world of spies; murky writing.
murky. roughness. sock something/someone in (with sb) sunless. threatening. treacherously. unflyable. unseasonable. wuthering. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Opaque. (Definition of murk from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Synonyms for MURKY: darkened, dark, black, obscured, obscure, sombre, dim, gloomy; Antonyms of MURKY: light, bright, brilliant, luminous, illuminated, lighted, lucid, shining.
