murk

murk Definition

murk (mʉrk)

noun

darkness; gloom

Etymology: ME mirke < ON myrkr, dark, akin to OE mirce, dark

adjective

Archaic dark or dim

murk Usage Examples

Converse of object

find: Do your web searches strike oil on your first attempt or do you plumb the depths only to find murk and mire?

Adjective modifier

gray: Gary Bell and I took the gamble and crawled into a twin-engine Aero Commander and lifted off into gray murk.

murk Quotes

Obscenity is a cleansing process, whereas pornography only adds to the murk.

—Miller, Henry Valentine

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