murky
adj/ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/
Etymology
From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.
- inherited from mirky
Definitions
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
Dark, dim, gloomy.
- Ferdinand: As I hope / For quite dayes, faire Iſſue, and long life, / With ſuch loue, as 'tis now the murkieſt den, / The moſt opportune place, the ſtrongſt ſuggeſtion, / Our worſer Genius can, shall neuer melt / Mine honor into luſt,[…]
- The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program got murkier Tuesday when the Texas attorney general made good on a threat to challenge it in court.
Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
- murky waters
- murky territory
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Dishonest, shady.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for murky. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA