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murky

2 syllables · also murkier, murkiest
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, murky means hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

Meanings of murky

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

  2. Dark, dim, gloomy.

  3. Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.

    “murky waters”

    “murky territory”

  4. Dishonest, shady.

  5. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

    “a cloudy liquid”

    “muddy coffee”

    “murky waters”

    Similar: cloudy, muddy, mirky, turbid

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
cloudymuddymirkyturbid
adjective: dark or gloomy
mirky

Words that rhyme with murky

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