mirky
Dark and unclear
Mirky is a variant spelling of murky—dark, gloomy, or obscured.
Water can be mirky when full of sediment; intentions can be mirky when unclear.
The murky spelling is far more common, making mirky appear archaic or dialectal: The mirky depths concealed what lay below.
Clouded by particles
- siltedObstructed by sediment
- muddiedMade murky or unclear
- brackishMildly salty water
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
sludgy · opaque · sediment · polluted · muddy · clouded · tainted · swampy
Unclear, ill-defined
- obscureUnknown to most
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- crypticObscure in meaning
enigmatic · confusing · muddled · indistinct · hazy · foggy · blurred · puzzling
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- bleakDreary and without cheer
somber · eerie · sinister · dreary · dark · brooding · menacing · forbidding
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
dodgy · secretive · scheming · deceptive · untrustworthy · nefarious · furtive · shifty
turbid
Clouded by particles
stagnant · sludgy · opaque · sediment · polluted · muddy · clouded · tainted · swampy · boggy
vague
Unclear, ill-defined
cryptic · enigmatic · confusing · muddled · indistinct · hazy · foggy · blurred · puzzling · imprecise
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
bleak · somber · eerie · sinister · dreary · dark · brooding · menacing · forbidding · haunting
shady
Disreputable or sun-blocked
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- questionableOf uncertain validity
underhanded · dodgy · secretive · scheming · deceptive · untrustworthy · nefarious · furtive · shifty · crooked
mirkyclear
Without obstruction or fog
bright · transparent · luminous · crystalline · crystal-clear
mirkyclear
Without obstruction or fog
transparent · straightforward · plain · obvious · evident