murky
pronunciation
How to pronounce murky in British English:
UK [ˈmɜ:ki]
How to pronounce murky in American English:
US [ˈmɜrki]
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- Adjective:
- (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment
- so shaded as to be dark or gloomy
Word Origin
- murky (adj.)
- mid-14c., from murk + -y (2). Rare before 17c. Related: Murkily; murkiness.
Example
- 1. Nurtured in the shadows where the isi operates , pakistan 's role in afghanistan remains murky .
- 2. For an institution so famously hawkish on inflation , that is an indication of how murky the outlook has become .
- 3. Welcome to the inner-sanctums of a murky underworld of murder , violence and solitude that is rarely seen by outsiders .
- 4. But there is also the possibility that recent developments are linked to the country 's murky internal politics .
- 5. His eyes were light green , the color of a murky pond under sunlight .