murkier; murkiest
Definition of murky
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
3
: darkly vague or obscure
murky official rhetoric He offered a murky explanation.
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The first known use of murky was in the 14th century
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