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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.
1. : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke. the murky bottom of the lake. 2. : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy, misty. rain poured down from murky skies Newsweek. 3. : darkly vague or obscure. murky official rhetoric. He offered a murky explanation. murkily.
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.
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.
MURKY meaning: 1. dark and dirty or difficult to see through: 2. used to describe a situation that is complicated…. Learn more.
1. adjective. A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke. [+ with] It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon. 2. adjective. Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it.
(of liquid) not clear; cloudy with or as if with sediment. Antonyms: transparent, pellucid, limpid, clear. not clearly expressed; vague; unclear; confused: a murky statement. murky. / ˈmɜːkɪ / adjective. gloomy or dark. cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog.
