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 and divides as mur-ki-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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?