Definitions for MURKY
ˈmɜr kimurky

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbidadjective

   (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

   "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"

2. murky, mirkyadjective

   dark or gloomy

   "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murkyadjective

   Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; as, poor visibility in the murky water.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murkyadjective

   Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

2. murkyadjective

   Gloomy, dark, dim.

3. murkyadjective

   Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.

4. murkyadjective

   Dishonest, shady.

5. Etymology: Cognate to or directly from myrkr. Compare Russian, Serbian мрак.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murkyadjective

   Dark; cloudy; wanting light.

   Etymology: morck, Danish.

   The murkiest den,
   The most opportune place, the strong’st suggestion
   Shall never melt mine honour into lust. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   So scented the grim feature, and up-turn’d
   His nostrils wide into the murky air,
   Sagacious of his quarry. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   A murky storm deep low’ring o’er our heads
   Hung imminent, that with impervious gloom
   Oppos’d itself to Cynthia’s silver ray. Addison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murky

   dark; obscure; gloomy

2. Etymology: [OE. mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. mrk.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murky

   murk′i, adj. dark: obscure: gloomy.—adv. Murk′ily.—n. Murk′iness—(Shak.) Murk.—adjs. Murk′some, Mirk′some (Spens.), darksome. [A.S. murc; Ice. myrkr, Dan. and Sw. mörk.]

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MURKY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MURKY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of MURKY in a Sentence

1. Justin Mankin:

   The longer-term fate of this particular drought is murky, even though we expect more droughts to look like this one in the years to come, the temperatures and evaporative demands associated with this drought were not possible without the global warming that's occurred.

2. Graz Professor Thomas Schmikl:

   Seeing those murky waters, I always wondered how it would look from underneath the surface. So it is also a bit of a wish that I had as a child that I can now fulfill.

3. Jessica Bolter:

   It has been murky, setting out clear and accurate information about how and who might get in might lead to fewer migrants making the trip, so there’s not this game of chance that kind of seems to be in place right now.

4. President Trump:

   It's pretty reasonable to project a strategy for the next 12 months but frankly when you start talking about three to five years, it gets really murky really fast, cEOs are expected to not only understand technologies that didn't exist one or two years ago but to make strategic decisions as to which investments to make, and the pace of these changes have staggering consequences if you get it wrong.

5. Matthew McConaughey:

   You know, where I start and where he ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been like a murky line, and that’s part of our bromance, right? My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew etc etc. And you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me. His family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MURKY
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=MURKY
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Murky
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MURKY
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MURKY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=MURKY