murk·y also mirk·y (mûr k )adj. murk·i·er also mirk·i·er, murk·i·est also mirk·i·est 1. Dark, dim, or gloomy: a murky dungeon. See Synonyms at dark. 2. a. Heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy. b. Darkened or clouded with sediment: murky waters. 3. Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure. murk i·ly adv.murk i·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | murkiness - an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" fug - (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere |
| 2. | murkiness - the quality of being cloudy opaqueness, opacity - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light turbidity, turbidness - muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended mistiness, steaminess, vaporousness, vapourousness, haziness - cloudiness resulting from haze or mist or vapor |
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