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murk·y

murky

 
pronunciation:
muhr ki
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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
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
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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derivations: murkily (adv.), murkiness (n.)