murky
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈmɜrki/
- The water was murky and difficult to see through because of the dirt on the bottom.
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Examples
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By contrast, the relationship of states and tribes is both murky and fraught.
Academic text (2017) -
Politics inside Myanmar is always murky, but several factors probably prompted this detente.
Academic text (2002) -
I I was back out in the cold, murky Pacific Ocean.
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The chamber began to grow murky with the coming of dusk.
Fiction book (1993) -
The girl leads Epps down into the murky darkness where she finds a way out.
Fiction book (2002) -
Data on foreign direct investment in Iran are extremely murky, unreliable, and varied.
Academic text (2007) -
Ahead of me, there's a long murky hall, and the world swings right again.
Fiction book (1992) -
The windows are murky.
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Somewhere I got the idea that tenacity is rewarded, but it feels like a murky, dreamlike memory.
Academic text (2009) -
As Suskind reached the second floor, Randy came out into the murky light of the uppermost landing.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
With little or no light and not bright
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3.9
Not clear because of mist or when you cannot remember it well
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3.4
A place with less light than usual
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1.4
Covered with thin cloud near the ground or not clear in memory
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2.3
Dark and not well lit so a place feels sad
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1.0
Air with small drops of water that make it hard to see
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4.8
A face, mind, or explanation that is not clear because of worry
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2.3
Liquid that is not clear and has small particles
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2.7
A dull, unclear color that looks mixed and lifeless
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3.9
Hard to see through because water covers the glass
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8.1
A liquid that is cloudy because small pieces float in it
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5.6
A place with little light that is damp and unpleasant
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7.2
Full of mist that makes things look unclear
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2.0
A little less light in color than usual
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9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
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5.0
A color made less bright because it has dirt or other colors mixed in
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5.1
Hard to see or understand because it is not clear
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8.2
Misty because tiny drops of water fill the air
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9.9
A place that is dark because trees or buildings make shade
Not clear and dark, like water or fog
Having fog or mist that makes it hard to see
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Etymology
Murky comes from the old word murk, which means 'dark' or 'gloomy', like a foggy night or a shadowy street. So murky describes places with little light or a scene that is hard to see or understand.