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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024murk•y /ˈmɜrki/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, i•est. - dark, gloomy, and cheerless:a murky, dark cave.
- thick and heavy, as with mist:murky streets.
- muddy; hard to see through:Fish were dying in the murky ponds.
- vague;
unclear:a murky statement. murk•i•ly /ˈmɜrkəli/USA pronunciation adv. murk•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024murk•y (mûr′kē),USA pronunciation adj., murk•i•er, murk•i•est. - dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air.
- vague;
unclear; confused:a murky statement. Also, mirky. - Middle English mirky. See murk, -y1 1300–50
murk′i•ly, adv. murk′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See dark.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cloudy, dusky, lowering, misty, hazy.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bright, clear.
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