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murkily

/mˈɜkili/ adv

In a murky way.

Word Origin From Old Norse 'myrkr' 'darkness' — so murky means dark, gloomy, obscure. Murkily is the adverb: doing something in a murky way. The variant mirk shows the same root. The -y and -ly suffixes build up from the noun murk. It's a word that feels like fog.

adv In a murky way.

The politician answered the question murkily, leaving everyone more confused than before.

(副词) 朦胧地；模糊地；含糊地

这位政治家含糊其辞地回答了问题，让每个人都比之前更加困惑。

(adverbio) De manera turbia u oscura.

El político respondió a la pregunta de manera oscura, dejando a todos más confundidos que antes.

(adverbe) obscurément; troublement; confusément [D'une manière obscure, trouble ou difficile à comprendre.]

Le politicien a répondu à la question de manière nébuleuse, laissant tout le monde plus perplexe qu'avant.

(Adverb) trüb; unklar; dunkel [auf eine unklare, verschwommene oder schwer verständliche Weise]

Der Politiker beantwortete die Frage **murkily** und ließ alle noch verwirrter zurück als zuvor.

(副詞) 曖昧に、濁って、不明瞭に。

その政治家は曖昧に質問に答え、皆を以前よりも混乱させた。

(advérbio) turvamente; sombriamente; obscurecidamente [De maneira turva ou sombria.]

O político respondeu à pergunta de forma obscura, deixando todos mais confusos do que antes.

Synonyms: dimly darkly obscurely hazily foggily cloudily gloomily Antonyms: clearly brightly plainly distinctly
Word parts: murk + y + ly

Related words

murk murky murkiness

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