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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Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
So far, the answers to those questions are murky.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 22 May 2026
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—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
The immediate success of the model is clear, even if the long-term ramifications are murkier.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murky. Accessed 25 May. 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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