murky

Adjective
Synonyms: cloudymuddymirkyturbid

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment“a cloudy liquid”“muddy coffee”“murky waters”Synonyms: cloudymuddymirkyturbid
  2. dark or gloomy“a murky dungeon”“murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps”Synonyms: mirky
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Murky \Murk"y\, a. [Compar. Murkier; superl. Murkiest.] [OE. mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. m["o]rk.]

1.Dark; gloomy. "The murkiest den." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

A murky deep lowering o'er our heads.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

2.Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; as, poor visibility in the murky water. [PJC]

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