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murksome

Syllables: murk·some/ˈmɜɹksəm/

murksome adjective: characterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.

Adjective

murksome (comparative more murksome, superlative most murksome)

  1. Characterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
    • So, when stern Winter in his frozen vest Enfolds fair Nature's charms, the vaporous air, Surcharged and dense, repels the solar beam ; No genial ray falls on the languid earth, But, struggling with the dun, deep, murksome haze, [...]1837, Anne Ross Collinson, Memoir of Mrs. Agnes Bulmer

Synonyms of murksome

Forms of murksome

comparativemore murksome
superlativemost murksome
alternative formmirksome

Origin of murksome

From murk + -some.

Words formed from murksome

Words that rhyme with murksome

Questions about murksome

What does murksome mean?
Murksome means characterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
What part of speech is murksome?
Murksome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce murksome?
Murksome is pronounced /ˈmɜɹksəm/.

Words near murksome in the dictionary

  1. murkly
  2. murkness
  3. Murkowski
  4. murks
  5. murks out
  6. murksome
  7. murksomeness
  8. murky
  9. murky bass
  10. Murland
  11. Murley

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