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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She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.
a politician with a murky past
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Like most instances when someone decided to put something between two slices of bread and call it a sandwich, its origins are murky.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
Indeed, local real estate agents provide a murky picture of whether that influx is really materializing.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
Like most instances when someone decided to put something between two slices of bread and call it a sandwich, its origins are murky.
—Margaret Eby, Bon Appétit, 5 Feb. 2025
Musk—now a trusted ally and adviser to President Donald Trump—has vehemently denied that Starlink is being sold to Russia, although its usage by Russia in Ukraine was murky.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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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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