murky
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Cognate to or directly from Old Norse myrkr. Compare Russian, Serbian мрак.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ki
[edit] Adjective
murky (comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)
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- Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
- Gloomy, dark, dim.
- Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
- Dishonest, shady.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
hard to see through
gloomy — see gloomy
obscure — see obscure
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[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
