Murkier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Murky \Murk"y\, a. [Compar. {Murkier}; superl. {Murkiest}.] [OE.
     mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. &
     Sw. m["o]rk.]
     1. Dark; gloomy. "The murkiest den." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  


              A murky deep lowering o'er our heads. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; as, poor
        visibility in the murky water.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  murkier
       See {murky}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  murky
       adj 1: (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy
              liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: {cloudy},
               {muddy}, {mirky}, {turbid}]
       2: so shaded as to be dark or gloomy; "a murky dungeon"; "murky
          rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps" [syn: {mirky}]
       [also: {murkiest}, {murkier}]