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Definition of Murkily
1. Adverb. Unclearly; opaquely. "Murkily expressed ideas"
2. Adverb. With a dim light. "A dimly lit room"
Definition of Murkily
1. adv. Darkly; gloomily.
Definition of Murkily
1. Adverb. In a murky way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murkily
1. murky [adv] - See also: murky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murkily
Literary usage of Murkily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
""It was what should have been a bright summer day, but the smoke from the burning
world filled the sky, through which the sun shone murkily, a dull and ..."
2. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"The boatmen gave two strong strokes, and we shot out from under the overhanging
ledge, and found ourselves in the open with the stars shining murkily above ..."
3. Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace (1881)
"The interior of the summer-house, when Ben-Hur, slow sauntering, came to it, was
murkily lighted. The faintest of shadows lay along the floor from the ..."
4. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"These, too, give the chief light in the rooms, which streams downwards, and
thickens and mingles with the smoke, and so murkily lights up hundreds of ..."
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