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1. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
   "murky waters"
   - cloudy, muddy, mirky [archaic], turbid
    
2. Dark or gloomy
   "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps"
   - mirky [archaic]
    
3. Deliberately unclear; unclear in a dishonest or bad way

Derived forms: murkiest, murkier

See also: murk, murkily, murkiness, opaque, shaded