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Definition of Murky
1. Adjective. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment. "Murky waters"
Similar to: Opaque
Derivative terms: Cloudiness, Muddiness, Murk, Murkiness, Turbidity, Turbidness
2. Adjective. Dark or gloomy. "Murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"
Definition of Murky
1. a. Dark; obscure; gloomy.
Definition of Murky
1. Adjective. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. ¹
2. Adjective. Gloomy, dark, dim. ¹
3. Adjective. Obscure, indistinct, cloudy. ¹
4. Adjective. Dishonest, shady. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murky
1. dark [adj MURKIER, MURKIEST] : MURKILY [adv] - See also: dark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murky
Literary usage of Murky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"... Then through the dark and murky clouds All night the cannon roared, While
wreathed in smoke stern Sumter stood, The morning sunlight came, ..."
2. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... illumination over tho dark waters of the deep and murky river, and, overhead,
the full-orbed moon in harvest splendour shines down from the clear sky on ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"S. The Joyful Widower, When clouds in skies do come together Yon murky cloud is
foul with rain, S. Tke gloomy night \ For why,—methinks I hear her voice To ..."
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