murky.
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
Meaning & usage
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
Dark, dim, gloomy.
Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
murky waters
murky territory
Dishonest, shady.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.