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Webster 1913 Edition

Murky

Murk′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Murkier
;
sup
erl.
Murkiest
.]
[OE.
mirke
,
merke
, AS.
myrce
,
mirce
; akin to Icel.
myrkr
, Dan. & Sw.
mörk
.]
1.
Dark; gloomy.
“The murkiest den.”
Shak.
A
murky
deep lowering o’er our heads.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Murky

MURK'Y

,
Adj.
Dark; obscure; gloomy.
A murky storm deep lowering o'er our heads.

Definition 2024

Murky

Murky

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German

Proper noun

Murky

  1. Murcki, a locale in Poland

Synonyms

  • Emanuelssegen

murky

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English

Adjective

murky ‎(comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)

  1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
  2. Gloomy, dark, dim.
  3. Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
  4. Dishonest, shady.

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Translations

External links

  • murky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • murky in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From Polish Murcki

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