mirkiest
Least lit place
Mirkiest is the superlative of murky—the most dark, gloomy, or obscure.
The word appears in literary or dialectal contexts: the mirkiest depths of the forest, the mirkiest corners of his past.
Mirk is an older variant of murk, now rare outside Scottish English and poetry.
Not easily understood
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- blurredIndistinct, lacking clarity
fuzzy · hazy · shadowy · veiled · shrouded · concealed · hidden · impenetrable
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- nightfallOnset of darkness
- shadowLight blocked by object
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
dimness · blackness · midnight · moonless · starless · pitch-black · tenebrous · crepuscular
Clouded by particles
- cloudedMade unclear or dim
- muddyObscured by silt
- siltyContaining fine earth deposits
- opaqueImpassable to light
soupy · sludgy · polluted · brackish · swampy · boggy · stagnant · foggy
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- secretiveInclined to conceal
clandestine · covert · underhanded · corrupt · nefarious · sordid · disreputable · crooked
unclear
Not easily understood
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
blurred · fuzzy · hazy · shadowy · veiled · shrouded · concealed · hidden · impenetrable · unfathomable
twilight
Light after sunset
gloom · dimness · blackness · midnight · moonless · starless · pitch-black · tenebrous · crepuscular · nocturnal
turbid
Clouded by particles
opaque · soupy · sludgy · polluted · brackish · swampy · boggy · stagnant · foggy · hazy
shady
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
secretive · clandestine · covert · underhanded · corrupt · nefarious · sordid · disreputable · crooked · scheming