murky

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
  2. adjective dark or gloomy

Etymology

From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cloudy, muddy, mirky, turbid

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