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BNC: 11317 COCA: 9073

murky

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murky /ˈmɚki/ adjective
murkier; murkiest
murky
/ˈmɚki/
adjective
murkier; murkiest
Learner's definition of MURKY
: very dark or foggy昏暗的;朦胧的
of a liquid : not clear : cloudy不清澈的;浑浊的
: not clearly expressed or understood含糊不清的;不易理解的
: involving dishonest or illegal activities that are not clearly known不光彩的;不清白的;暧昧的

— murkily

/ˈmɚkəli/ adverb

— murkiness

/ˈmɚkinəs/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 11317 COCA: 9073
murkier; murkiest
1
: characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
the murky bottom of the lake
2
: characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy, misty
rain poured down from murky skies Newsweek
3
: darkly vague or obscure
murky official rhetoric
He offered a murky explanation.
murkily adverb
murkiness noun

Example Sentences

She peered into one of the church's murky chapels. a politician with a murky past
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of murky was in the 14th century
BNC: 11317 COCA: 9073

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