murkily

1. 1.

   unclearly; opaquely

   “murkily expressed ideas”
2. 2.

   with a dim light

   “a dimly lit room”

   Synonymsdimly

Questions about murkily

What does murkily mean?

murkily means "unclearly; opaquely". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in murkily?

murkily has 3 syllables: mur-ki-ly. The stress falls on "mur".

What is another word for murkily?

Close synonyms include dimly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is murkily a common word?

murkily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.