adj.
Pronunciation: ' m ə r-k ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: murk · i · er ; -est
Date: 14th century
1 : characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
2 : characterized by thickness and heaviness of air : FOGGY , MISTY
3 : darkly vague or obscure < murky official rhetoric>
– murk · i · ly \ -k ə -l ē \ adverb
– murk · i · ness \ -k ē -n ə s \ noun