murky

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈmɝki/ UK /ˈmɜːki/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
dark, dim, and unclear; obscure or suspect

They peered into the murky water of the canal.

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Synonyms

1 adj · dark, dim, and unclear;... dark dim gloomy obscure cloudy hazy shadowy opaque

Opposites

clear bright transparent limpid

Word family

Derived forms murkilymurkiness

Related forms mirkmirky

Etymology

From Middle English mirke, merke ('dark'), from Old English mirce ('dark, murky, evil'), from Proto-Germanic *merkwijaz ('darkness').

mirce Old English *merkwijaz Proto-Germanic

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# murky

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmɝki
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɜːki

## Meanings
1. dark, dim, and unclear; obscure or suspect

## Examples
- They peered into the murky water of the canal.

## Synonyms
- dark
- dim
- gloomy
- obscure
- cloudy
- hazy
- shadowy
- opaque

## Antonyms
- clear
- bright
- transparent
- limpid

## Derived Forms
- murkily
- murkiness

## Related Forms
- mirk
- mirky

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mirce
- Root: *merkwijaz

## Etymology
From Middle English mirke, merke ('dark'), from Old English mirce ('dark, murky, evil'), from Proto-Germanic *merkwijaz ('darkness').

## AI Etymology
Murky comes from Middle English mirke, merke ('dark'), from Old English mirce ('dark, murky, evil'), from Proto-Germanic *merkwijaz ('darkness'). The etymological trail includes Old English mirce and Proto-Germanic *merkwijaz. As an adjective, murky means dark, dim, and unclear; obscure or suspect. The same family is visible in derived forms such as murkily and murkiness and related forms such as mirk and mirky.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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