murky
/ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ adjective C1- Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
- Dark, dim, gloomy.
- Cloudy, indistinct, obscure. · murky waters· murky territory
- Dishonest, shady.
Comparative murkier · Superlative murkiest
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Holmes’s cold, thin fingers closed round my wrist and led me forward down a long hall, until I dimly saw the murky fanlight over the door.
The water surface presented an intricate tapestry of ripples, shadows, and eddies, each signifying a distinct hydrological phenomenon lurking beneath the murky depths.
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