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murky, mirky [ˈmɜːkɪ] adj murkier, murkiest, mirkier mirkiest
1. gloomy or dark 2. cloudy or impenetrable as with smoke or fog murkily , mirkily adv murkiness , mirkiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
murky adjective 1. dark, gloomy, dismal, grey, dull, obscure, dim, dreary, cloudy, misty, impenetrable, foggy, overcast, dusky, nebulous, cheerless Their plane crashed in murky weather. dark clear, bright, sunny, cheerful 2. dark, obscure, cloudy, impenetrable the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness 3. questionable, dark, secret, suspect, mysterious, suspicious, dubious, shady (informal) There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. Translations murky [ˈmɜːrki] adj [place, day] → sombre, ténébreux/euse (= shady) [world, business, past] → trouble (= unclear) a murky area → une zone d'ombre murky [ˈmɜːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → oscuro/a, cupo/a, tenebroso/a, buio/a; (thick, darkness) → fitto/a; (smoke) → denso/a (fig) → torbido/a murky [ˈmɜːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → oscuro/a, cupo/a, tenebroso/a, buio/a; (thick, darkness) → fitto/a; (smoke) → denso/a (fig) → torbido/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was the wintry, murky time of cold gales and heavy seas. It needs scarcely to be told, with what feelings, on the eve of a Nantucket voyage, I regarded those marble tablets, and by the murky light of that darkened, doleful day read the fate of the whalemen who had gone before me, Yes, Ishmael, the same fate may be thine. There they sat winking, while the summer-house was cleared of the rank growth that had choked it up, while the rotten wood-work was renewed, while all the murky place was purified with air and light. |
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