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   murky

   /ˈməːki/

   adjective

   • 1. dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist: "the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling" Similar darkgloomygreyleadendulldimovercastcloudycloudedsunlessfoggymistydismaldrearybleaklouringthreateningcheerlessdepressingshadowysombredialect:claggyliterary:tenebrouscrepuscularrare:caliginousCimmerianOpposite brightsunny
   • ▪ (of liquid) dark and dirty; not clear: "the murky silt of a muddy pond" Similar dirtymuddycloudyturbidopaqueriledroilyroiledOpposite clear
   • 2. obscure or morally questionable: "a government minister with a murky past" Similar questionablesuspicioussuspectdubiousdarkmysterioussecretinformal:shadyOpposite innocent

   Derivatives

   • 1. murkily adverb
   • 2. murkiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • M

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • K

     5

   • Y

     4

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