murky

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Cognate to or directly from Old Norse myrkr. Cf. Russian, Serbian мрак.

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ki

[edit] Adjective

murky (comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)

1. With fine particles in it, so visibility becomes limited.
2. Dark, dim, or gloomy.
3. Indistinct; cloudy; obscure.

[edit] Related terms

• murk
• murkiness

[edit] Translations

Danish: mørk da(da), dunkel da(da), dyster da(da) Dutch: troebel, troebele English: mirk en(en), dark en(en) Finnish: samea fi(fi)

French: sombre fr(fr), trouble fr(fr) German: düster de(de), trüb de(de) Hebrew: עכור, מטושטש Icelandic: myrkr Russian: мутный ru(ru) (mútnyj)

[edit] External links

• murky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• murky in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911