murky Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
    muddy; turbid; mirky; cloudy.
    • a cloudy liquid
    • muddy coffee
    • murky waters
  2. adjective satellite dark or gloomy
    mirky.
    • a murky dungeon
    • murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps

WordNet

Murk"y adjective
Etymology
OE. mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. mörk.
Wordforms
comparative Murkier ; superlative Murkiest
Definitions
  1. Dark; obscure; gloomy. "The murkiest den." Shak.
    A murky deep lowering o'er our heads. Addison.

Webster 1913