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
“All sorts of moral murkiness, people who are compromised, people who have agendas. You don’t really know. You kind of believe all of them, but believe none of them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
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
It is this murkiness that is causing so much suspicion and apprehension about the UFWD.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
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
