murky
adjective
dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
murkily
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a word derived from
murky.
Example Sentences
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The title refers to a sleepy coastal acreage in North Carolina that Reels family ancestor Mitchell bought in the early 1900s, but in the absence of a will, became murkily divided into “heirs’ property” shares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
NORFOLK, Va. — When the Titan submersible made its fateful dive into the North Atlantic on Sunday, it also plunged into the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
And although the majority of people with eating disorders are not underweight, most insurance companies calculate coverage based on “medical necessity,” a murkily defined term that all too often hinges on low-weight status, full stop.
From Slate ● May 15, 2023
Medical historians say that’s typically how past pandemics have “ended” — murkily, with some gradual but mass cultural or psychological shift that maybe doesn’t have all that much to do with scientific reality.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
On the walls were several prints, which were of elongated figures, murkily colored.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
