murky

CEFRC1

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Dark and dirty, or difficult to understand.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.

Examples

  • His English has a murky, muddled sound to it, don't you think?

  • Ziri can swim in deep murky water without fear.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Dark, dim, gloomy.

  2. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

  3. Dishonest, shady.

More examples

In context

  • Tom looked into the murky water.

  • murky territory

  • murky waters

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.