murk
or mirk
[ murk ]
/ mɜrk /
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noun
darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
adjective
Archaic. dark; murky.
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Origin of murk
before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke<Old Norse myrkr dark, darkness, replacing Old English myrce dark
Words nearby murk
Murillo, murine, murine opossum, murine typhus, Murjite, murk, murky, Murman Coast, Murmansk, murmur, murmuration
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Word Origin for murk
C13: probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; compare Old English mirce dark
British Dictionary definitions for murk (2 of 2)
murk2
/ (mɜːk) /
verb (tr) slang
to murder (a person)
to defeat (a team) convincingly
Word Origin for murk
C20: of unknown origin
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