Definition of murky
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 : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy, misty rain poured down from murky skies — Newsweek
3 : darkly vague or obscure murky official rhetoric He offered a murky explanation.
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Examples of murky in a Sentence
She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.
a politician with a murky past
Recent Examples of murky from the Web
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Emergency crews had conducted searches on land, water and in the air but could not find him because of the murky river conditions, according to the news release.
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The onetime U.S. ally, ousted as Panama’s dictator by an American invasion in 1989, ruled with an iron fist, ordering the deaths of those who opposed him and maintaining a murky relationship with the United States.
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Because Zika’s long-term consequences remain murky, states are trying to keep tabs on children whose mothers tested positive.
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The circumstances of the death are murky, though, like much of Mr. Guo’s story.
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Anyone who follows Major Lazer knows the trio's been hard at work on a new album, even while the prospective release date of said album seems murkier every day.
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The application is a bit murky, but my understanding is that the intent is to have these lions, tigers and leopards perform at a circus in Germany.
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The success of his Stars soothed Tower, but that, too, ended in wayward expansions, a real earthquake and murky emotions.
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But most states have yet to add cyberlanguage to their gaming laws, and the federal situation is murkier still.
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14th Century
First Known Use of murky
14th century
MURKY Defined for English Language Learners
murky
playDefinition of murky for English Language Learners
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: very dark or foggy
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of a liquid : not clear
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: not clearly expressed or understood
MURKY Defined for Kids
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