murky
murky
Definition
murky (mʉr′kē)
adjective murk′i·er, murk′i·est
- dark or gloomy
- heavy and obscure with smoke, mist, etc. the murky air
Etymology: ME mirky
murk′i·ly adverb
murk′i·ness noun
murky
Synonyms
murky
modif.
murky
Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
- say: People should know that it is of pretty dubious quality and its origins murky to say the least.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: A skimmer in the garden pond does not even allow surface pollution to make the water murky.
Modifies a noun
- underworld: Thanks to Patrick Keegan for coming in to review the papers - regular listeners know that Patrick operates in the murky underworld of pr.
- gloom: Six months of murky muddy gloom every winter is a bit hard to deal with.
- depth: See what lurks in the murky depths of bogs.
- dealing: Dr. Black vowed to get to the bottom of these murky dealings.
- darkness: I see it slipping through damp fingers, disappearing into a crack, down into murky darkness.
- water: The dye they had put in the river gave the murky water a green tinge, like engine oil.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: Age for change There are lots of different kinds of retirement age, which makes the issue of when to retire somewhat murky.
- rather: Like many of the old houses of Europe, the future for Hanover is rather murky at best.
- pretty: With all these hidden cards things can get pretty murky.
- slightly: They immediately ' fall in love ' and Alabama confesses her slightly murky past to him.
- quite: Visually Warrior Within is also quite murky, making it all the more difficult to see that all-important ledge or pole.
- very: Today was very murky, I was surprised the pics came out at all.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: The morning remained murky with visibility moderate to good with a few spots of rain from time to time.
- become: The afternoon was cloudy with a slight shower later and became murky toward evening.
- get: With all these hidden cards things can get pretty murky.
- look: My pond is small and at times full of algae, with the water looking rather murky.
- turn: In Perisher there is a fair coverage of softening spring snow, with the weather turning murky as rain and thunderstorms are anticipated.
- seem: Detail is generally improved, while the richer color palette means that the shadows no longer seem quite so murky.
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