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murky
What does murky mean?
murky (adjective): cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use murky in a sentence?
How do you pronounce murky?
/ˈmɝki/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does murky come from?
From Middle English mirky.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to murky
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “murky” mean?
featuring a lot of sunshine
Not quite: that's what sunny means.
showing careful forethought
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compelling immediate action
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cloudy, indistinct, obscure
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