Meaning

4 senses
  1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

    düster, trüb

    му́тныйmútnyj

    каламутнийkalamutnyj

  2. Dark, dim, gloomy.

    dark or gloomy

  3. Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.

    murky waters

    murky territory

  4. (broadly)Dishonest, shady.

    тёмныйtjómnyj, гря́зныйgrjáznyj

Examples

20 sentences
  1. The water was murky.

    Вода була каламутна.

    ruВода была мутная.

    deDas Wasser war trüb.

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  2. Tom looked into the murky water.

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  3. The weather is murky.

    Погода понура.

    ruПогода пасмурная.

    deDas Wetter ist trüb.

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  4. It's murky outside.

    Надворі похмуро.

    ruНа улице пасмурно.

    deDraußen ist es trüb.

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  5. Yanni's windshield has many murky areas.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
hard to see through:
Русский
By meaning 2
hard to see through:
dishonest, shady:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hard to see through:

Origin

From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic

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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Forms

murkier, murkiest
Comparativemurkier Lesson
Superlativemurkiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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