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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Terry Ward, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Set in the lead up to Egypt’s 2011 revolution, which ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year dictatorship, the film was inspired by the real-life 2008 murder of singer Suzanne Tamim, and murky attempts to protect the powerful real estate tycoon behind her death, who has since been pardoned by Al-Sisi.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
What’s at the bottom is murky and not promising.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
But initial data from Your Health Idaho painted a more murky picture of residents’ decisions.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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