murkier; murkiest
1
: characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
the murky bottom of the lake
2
3
: darkly vague or obscure
murky official rhetoric
He offered a murky explanation.
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Examples of murky in a Sentence
She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.
a politician with a murky past
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Separately, the very next day, Thao’s house was raided by the FBI as part of an investigation, the details of which are still murky.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The answer remains murky as copyright law still must catch up with the emerging technology.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
But the legal and physical implications of this sort of travel can be murky.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
The details are still murky, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a Russian spaceport last September and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who suggested Russian help for the North's satellite launch program was on the agenda at the summit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The answer remains murky as copyright law still must catch up with the emerging technology.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
But the legal and physical implications of this sort of travel can be murky.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
The details are still murky, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a Russian spaceport last September and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who suggested Russian help for the North's satellite launch program was on the agenda at the summit.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 June 2024
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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murky
adjective
murkier; murkiest
1
: very dark or gloomy
2
3
: difficult to understand
a murky reply designed to confuse
murkiness
noun
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