murky
adjective
dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
murkiness
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a word derived from
murky.
Example Sentences
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To some investors, software stocks may not be as inexpensive as they look when considering the murkiness of stock-based compensation — a heavy expense that gets stripped from many companies’ adjusted earnings metrics.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
But everyone else is a question mark, existing—per the title—in a state of moral murkiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Outside of the murkiness of Mansfield’s reputation, seated in the warm glow of four family members erupting in laughter around the table, it’s easy to see why keeping secrets doesn’t serve anyone.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
The outlines of their personalities are set, but there’s a murkiness to their identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
But beneath all that murkiness and flux, some of the same forces have deepened the hidden divisions of class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
