mirky

mirk·y

 (mûr′kē)

adj. Archaic

Variant of murky.

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Adj.	1.	mirky - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" murky, turbid, cloudy, muddy opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
	2.	mirky - dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" murky shaded - protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope

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murky

also mirky
adjective

1. Deficient in brightness:

caliginous, dark, dim, dusky, obscure.

2. Lacking vividness in color:

dim, drab, dull, flat, muddy.

3. Heavy, dark, or dense, especially with impurities:

hazy, smoggy, turbid.

4. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended:

cloudy, muddy, roiled, roily, turbid.

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