Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - murky
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Murky
murky
~ adj 1 dark and difficult to see through (the murky grey light of dawn | He plunged into the murky waters of Honolulu harbour.) 2 involving dishonest or illegal activities that are kept hidden or secret (It's a murky business. | a murky past) (a politician with a murky past) - murkily adv - murkiness n
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(murkier, murkiest) 1. A murky place or time of day is dark and rather unpleasant because there is not enough light. The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke... ADJ 2. Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it. ...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness. ADJ 3. If you describe an activity or situation as murky, you suspect that it is dishonest or morally wrong. (BRIT) There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power. = shady ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 4. If you describe something as murky, you mean that the details of it are not clear or that it is difficult to understand. The law here is a little bit murky... = obscure ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (murkier; -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 ~ official rhetoric • murkily adverb • murkiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (also mirky) (-ier, -iest) 1 dark, gloomy. 2 (of darkness) thick, dirty. 3 suspiciously obscure (murky past). Derivatives murkily adv. murkiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. темный, мрачный murky night —- темная (мрачная) ночь 2. пасмурный; туманный; наполненный туманом или дымом murky sky —- пасмурное небо a murky secret —- тайна, покрытая мраком his murky past —- его темное (туманное) прошлое 3. тяжелый, густой murky darkness —- густой мрак 4. угрюмый, мрачный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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