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murk·y
 murky
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- pronunciation:
- muhr
ki
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
murkier, murkiest |
| definition 1: |
dark or gloomy.
He hid in a murky alley down by the docks.We could not make out the figure in the murky distance.Rats live in the murky sewers under the city.- synonyms:
- dark, dim, gloomy, tenebrous
- antonyms:
- bright, sunny
- similar words:
- black, dismal, lowering, muddy, somber
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| definition 2: |
obscured with fine particles, as of water, smoke, sediment, or the like.
I hesitated to drink the murky water.- synonyms:
- cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- muddled, opaque, shadowy, smoky, turbid
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| definition 3: |
muddled or difficult to understand; obscure.
He had only a murky notion of how he was going to carry out his research.- synonyms:
- cloudy, dark, dim, foggy, hazy, nebulous, obscure, vague
- antonyms:
- explicit
- similar words:
- indistinct, muddled, opaque, turbid
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| related words: |
cloudy, dim, dusky, gloomy, indistinct, nebulous, obscure, turbid, uncertain |
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| derivations: |
murkily (adv.), murkiness (n.) |
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