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# murky

adjective (murky, murkier, murkiest)

«murky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dark and dirty so you cannot see through it, about water: murky water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#m1)
2. Dark, gloomy or foggy, about air or light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#m2)
3. Not clear and hard to understand: the rules are murky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#m3)
4. Dishonest or secret in a suspicious way: a murky past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories «murky» sets a creepy mood: murky ponds, murky fog. In safety lessons, murky water is dangerous because you cannot see how deep it is. In news, «murky» means unclear or shady. Phrases: murky water, murky depths, a murky past, murky details.

### Examples

- Don't swim in murky water; you can't see what's under it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x1)
- The pond was murky and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x2)
- A murky fog hung over the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x3)
- Something moved in the murky depths of the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x4)
- The rules about phones in school are a bit murky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x5)
- The villain had a murky past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x6)
- It was a murky, grey afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: murkier, murkiest (y to i). From «murk» (darkness). Safety in maths-free sense: murky water may hide rocks and sudden drops.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «murky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/murky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«murky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/murky.html) on Mova free.