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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Given that Europe’s drug exports may be exempted by virtue of the tariff agreement reached this year and a significant portion of drug exports from Asia are generics, the true potential impact of this policy remains murky.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
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But then again, the future is still murky as to whether more Witcher stories could be told after these final two seasons.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
But what these murky recommendations largely obscure is the data, which overwhelmingly supports the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, as evidenced by a massive analysis set to be presented this weekend at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2025
Or is there something murkier here, the leftovers of words or ideas secreted behind the picture frames or even in the very walls themselves?
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
But then again, the future is still murky as to whether more Witcher stories could be told after these final two seasons.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for murky
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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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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