murky

adjective

\ ˈmər-kē

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

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

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But the truth here is a little murkier than the headlines. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Those Controversial 3D-Printed Guns, Explained," 31 July 2018 When researchers discovered the first G-objects observed near our galaxy's supermassive black hole more than a decade ago (G1 was observed in 2004, and G2 was observed in 2012), their identity was a bit murky. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, "Mysterious 'Puffy' Objects Lurk Near the Milky Way's Monster Black Hole," 11 June 2018 Several lawmakers are trying to twist Parliament’s arcane and murky procedures to their advantage and take Brexit in their preferred direction by forcing votes on amendments on Mrs. May’s deal. — Max Colchester, WSJ, "Brexit Deal Hangs in Balance as May Braces for Defeat in Crucial Vote," 15 Jan. 2019 And while SpaceX is still the most prolific launch provider in the US, its long-term plans are a bit murkier. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "The Verge 2018 tech report card: SpaceX," 29 Dec. 2018 One thing fans may be more confused about, however, is the series' murky fate in the wake of the film's launch. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Not Bander-snatched: Black Mirror confirms fifth season plans," 28 Dec. 2018 All of this is made possible by an abdication of duty to privacy, enabled in large by an intentionally murky definition of what qualifies as user data. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Facebook Was Never Really For You," 19 Dec. 2018 Say Her Name, a new documentary, is diving into the murky questions around Sandy's death — namely, the official ruling of suicide and the allegations of a killing and cover-up. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Sandra Bland's Family Talks Fighting for the Complete Truth in New "Say Her Name" Documentary," 3 Dec. 2018 But rules are murkier for items that are trickier to travel with—pies for Thanksgiving, say, or a live lobster. — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, "The AskTSA Twitter Account Will Tell You Everything You Can't Bring on an Airplane," 8 Oct. 2018

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