mirksome

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mirksome

/ˈmɜɹksəm/
/ˈmɜːksəm/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ksəm

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From mirk + -some.

adjective more mirksome · most mirksome

obsolete Dark; gloomy; murky. Then to her yron wagon she betakes, / And with her beares the fowle welfavourd witch: / Through mirksome aire her ready way she makes.
Similar: cimmerian, dingy, tenebrous

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@misc{mirksome_2026,
  title = {mirksome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mirksome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}