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.
Examples of murky in a Sentence
She peered into one of the church's murky chapels.
a politician with a murky past
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But the facts of what happened that night remain murky.
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Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the murky void of David Zinn’s set, which strands the characters up until the final scene in New England apartments and hotel rooms rendered entirely in black.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The law gets a little more murky with certain types of reptiles including turtles and salamanders.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Exact numbers of staff reduction unclear The number of AP journalists who will lose jobs is murky, in part intentionally.
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Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the murky void of David Zinn’s set, which strands the characters up until the final scene in New England apartments and hotel rooms rendered entirely in black.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
The law gets a little more murky with certain types of reptiles including turtles and salamanders.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Exact numbers of staff reduction unclear The number of AP journalists who will lose jobs is murky, in part intentionally.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for murky
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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