murky
murky /m'ɜːrki/ (murkier murkiest)
1 [ADJ]
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...
2 [ADJ]
Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it.
...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness.
3 [ADJ]
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
4 [ADJ]
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
1 [ADJ]
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...
2 [ADJ]
Murky water or fog is so dark and dirty that you cannot see through it.
...the deep, murky waters of Loch Ness.
3 [ADJ]
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
4 [ADJ]
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