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murky

English

Alternative forms

  • mirky

Etymology

From Middle English mirky; equivalent to murk +? -y. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian ???? (mrak), Serbo-Croatian ?????.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m??(?)ki/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)ki

Adjective

murky (comparative murkier, superlative murkiest)

  1. Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
  2. Dark, dim, gloomy.
  3. Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.
  4. Dishonest, shady.

Synonyms

  • dark

Related terms

  • murk
  • murkily
  • murkiness

Translations

Further reading

  • murky in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • murky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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dusky

English

Etymology

dusk +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?s.ki/
  • Rhymes: -?ski

Adjective

dusky (comparative duskier, superlative duskiest)

  1. Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening).
  2. Having a shade of color that is rather dark.
  3. (dated, literary) Dark-skinned.
  4. Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration.

Synonyms

  • (dark-skinned): black, inky, sable, sooty, swarthy

Translations

Noun

dusky (plural duskies)

  1. A dusky shark.
  2. A dusky dolphin.
  3. A dusky grouse.

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