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murky

  (mûr') pronunciation
also mirk·y adj., -i·er also -i·er, -i·est also -i·est.
  1. Dark, dim, or gloomy: a murky dungeon. See synonyms at dark.
    1. Heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy.
    2. Darkened or clouded with sediment: murky waters.
  2. Lacking clarity or distinctness; cloudy or obscure.
murkily murk'i·ly adv.
murkiness murk'i·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: murky
also mirky

adjective

  1. Deficient in brightness: caliginous, dark, dim, dusky, obscure. See light/darkness.
  2. Lacking vividness in color: dim, drab, dull, flat, muddy. See colors/colorless.
  3. Heavy, dark, or dense, especially with impurities: hazy, smoggy, turbid. See clear/unclear.
  4. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended: cloudy, muddy, roiled, roily, turbid. See clear/unclear.

 
Antonyms: murky

adj

Definition: gloomy, obscure
Antonyms: bright, clear, light, luminous, sparkling, unobscured


 

A keyboard style, originating in the 1730s, in which the bass consists of an extended pattern of alternating octaves. A famous example is the main theme (Allegro) of the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C minor op.13 (‘Pathétique’).



 
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IN BRIEF: Dark and gloomy. Also: Difficult to understand.

pronunciation When the storm finally arrived, the forest became murky and frightening.

 
Translations: Translations for: Murky

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mørk, tæt, skummel

Nederlands (Dutch)
duister, dicht, troebel

Français (French)
adj. - glauque, opaque, trouble, maussade, trouble (un passé)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - trüb, dunkel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζοφερός, ερεβώδης

Italiano (Italian)
tenebroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - escuro

Русский (Russian)
темный, пасмурный, угрюмый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - oscuro, lóbrego, tenebroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mörk, mulen, skum

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
黑暗的, 阴郁的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 黑暗的, 陰鬱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어두운, 우울한, 창피한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 暗い, 陰気な, 濃い, あいまいな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مظلم, معتم, حالك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשוך, קודר, כבד (ערפל)‬


 
 

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