murkily
1
7.5
- adverb
- /ˈmɜrkɪli/
:
oscuramente
- He explained the concept murkily, which made it difficult for the students to understand.
- murkily lit
Examples
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The musicians were murkily lit and kept to the shadows as they played the ten-minute piece.
Fiction book (1997) -
A river that flows murkily by.
Academic text (2007) -
If the manuscript is murkily written, or if it has too many English errors, it may be rejected for this reason alone.
Blog text (4) -
The yellow surface of the river (more yellow than brown when seen this close) murkily reflects the sky.
Fiction book (2002) -
The air was transformed to water, the blue-purple of the deep ocean with the sun peering murkily from above.
Fiction book (1998) -
There are twelve levels of stacks in Butler Library, and they are murkily lit and largely desolate.
Fiction book (1999) -
The museum was murkily lit, making it hard to see the artwork clearly.
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The conversation became murkily complicated, leaving me confused about the main point.
Synonyms
23
6.3
Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly
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1.2
In a way that has only a little light
3
8.1
In a way that hides the true meaning
3
4.0
In a way that makes it hard to understand
2
7.7
In a way that is not clear and hard to understand
2
8.1
In a way that is very hard to understand
1
8.3
In a mysterious way that is hard to understand
1
4.0
In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand
1
4.4
Not clear or hard to understand
1
8.0
In a way that is hard to understand or see through
1
6.5
In a way that is hard for others to read
1
7.9
In a way that is hard to understand
1
8.4
In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand
In a dim or dark way
In a way that is not clear and hard to remember
In a way that is unclear and gives no details
In a way that is unclear or covered with mud
In a vague and unclear way
In a confused and foggy way that makes it hard to think
In a way people cannot read or understand
In a way that makes something hard to understand
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Murkily comes from the simple word murk, the same root as murky, which means 'dark' or 'cloudy' and you can imagine water you cannot see through. So, to do something murkily is to do it in a dark, unclear, or hard-to-see way.