Definitions for murky
ˈmɜr kimurky

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid(adj)

   (of liquids) clouded as with sediment

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

2. murky, mirky(adj)

   dark or gloomy

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

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1. Murky(a.)

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

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

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1. murky(Adjective)

   Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

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

2. murky(Adjective)

   Gloomy, dark, dim.

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

3. murky(Adjective)

   Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.

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

4. murky(Adjective)

   Dishonest, shady.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Murky

   dark; obscure; gloomy

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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. Skokie Fire Chief Jim Walters:

   I mean it’s murky, it’s murky all the way through, I was told the visibility is about three feet, we encountering the brush on the side of the canal that makes it difficult.

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. Prokopis Pavlopoulos:

   Let the British Museum come here and make the comparison between this (Acropolis) museum of light and the murky, if I may say, prison of the British Museum where the Parthenon Marbles are held as trophies.

4. Hal Rogers:

   At this point, it’s a dream, it’s too murky at the moment. It will be tough to pass these bills.

5. District Police Officer Rai Babar:

   It's a very murky situation.

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