Murkily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a murky way.

    "That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with a dim light wordnet
  2. 2
    unclearly; opaquely wordnet

Synonyms

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dimlymirkilymirkily

Example

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"That quivering wail from the billabong lying murkily mystic towards the East was only the cry of the fearing curlew."

Etymology

From murky + -ly.

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