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Word entry · 5 letters

murky

Best crossword clue

"Dark and unclear"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/Part of speech adjectiveSorted kmruyStarts with MEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2U3R4K5Y

Definitions

  1. Dark, cloudy, obscure, or hard to understand.

Word origin

From Middle English mirky. Related to Old Norse myrkr, Russian мрак (mrak) and its Slavic cognates. By surface analysis, murk + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program got murkier Tuesday when the Texas attorney general made good on a threat to challenge it in court.
  • murky waters
  • murky territory

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