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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Juliette Madrigal, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
With the crypto wealth accumulation phase still new within many households, and the recent sharp decline in digital assets including bitcoin and ether dinging the confidence of investors who had just seen record highs, the path forward is murky.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2025
Those bans, imposed in June, do include language that provides exemptions for athletes, staff and direct family members for the World Cup, though the status for fans is much murkier.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this family epic tells a big story, beginning with the murky disappearance of Serk, a father and Korean immigrant raised in Japan.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 8 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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