Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Murky /mẽrk'-ē/ · Murk·y · IPA /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ 01 a. Dark; gloomy. 1. Dark; gloomy. “A murky deep lowering o'er our heads.” — Addison. 2. Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; as, poor visibility in the murky water.