murky

About 0.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
2. adjective Dark, dim, gloomy.
3. adjective Cloudy, indistinct, obscure.

   murky waters

4. adjective Dishonest, shady.

Similar words

turbid cloudy muddy mirky shaded opaque dusky dark shadowy shady

Often followed by

water and waters depths atmosphere light darkness world sky

Word family

murkier murkiest murkily murkiness murkinesses