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murky

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murk·y also mirk·y  (mûrk)
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.

murki·ly adv.
murki·ness n.

murky
Adjective
[murkier, murkiest]
1. gloomy or dark
2. cloudy or hard to see through: a murky stagnant pond
3. obscure and suspicious; shady: murky goings-on, his murky past
murkily adv
murkiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.murkymurky - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
2.murky - dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"
shaded - protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; "shaded avenues"; "o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope

murky
Translations
murky [ˈməːkɪ] adj [water, past] → turbio; [room] → sombrío
murky [ˈməːkɪ] adjsombre, ténébreux/euse; [water] → trouble
murky [ˈməːkɪ] adjdüster;
(water) → trübe
murky [ˈməːkɪ] adjtenebroso/a, buio/a


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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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