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
3
: darkly vague or obscure
murky official rhetoric
He offered a murky explanation.
Examples of murky in a Sentence
She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.
a politician with a murky past
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Historic funding, murky data The funding was tentatively awarded through the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), a state program aimed at reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the goods-movement sector and in public transit.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Throw in third-party companies such as ClicknClear that try to smooth out the permission process, and the entire copyright issue becomes murky and nuanced.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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murky
adjective
murkier; murkiest
1
: very dark or gloomy
2
3
: difficult to understand
a murky reply designed to confuse
murkiness
noun
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