murky

murky adjective (DARK/DIRTY) dark and dirty or difficult to see through: The river was brown and murky after the storm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opaque. cloudy.

Something that's murky is dim, gloomy or hard to see through clearly. Think of the dark fog around a haunted house or the cloudy, muddy water in a swamp.

adjective. A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke. [ + with]

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. : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : foggy, misty.

The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. The law here is a little bit murky.

On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to murky, such as: cloudy, dark, dim, dirty, dismal, and dreary.

We are clearly in murky water. Rescuers are facing black, murky water and a high concentration of toxic gas.

It is often described as a cloudy-headed feeling. Forgetfulness is a common complaint among older adults. As we grow older, we experience physiological changes that can cause glitches in brain functions we have always taken for granted. It takes longer to learn and recall information.

The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. The law here is a little bit murky.

dark and unpleasant because of smoke, fog, etc. a murky night. (disapproving or humorous) (of people's actions or character) not clearly known and suspected of not being honest He had a somewhat murky past. the murky world of arms dealing See murky in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.