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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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Brady is a Raiders minority owner, but his front-office role is murky.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The murky word of sports collectibles The passion to possess a thing that belonged to someone famous is as old as time.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
While many greens can skew yellow or murky, its blue base keeps the color clean and sophisticated.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 17 Jan. 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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