Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Murky"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Murky \Murk"y\, a. [Compar. {Murkier}; superl. {Murkiest}.] [OE.
mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. &
Sw. m["o]rk.]
Dark; obscure; gloomy. ``The murkiest den.'' --Shak.
A murky deep lowering o'er our heads. --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
murky
adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy
liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy},
{muddy}, {mirky}, {turbid}]
2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky
rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {mirky}]
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