murksome

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murksome

/ˈmɜɹksəm/
/ˈmɜːksəm/

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From murk + -some.

adjective more murksome · most murksome · mirksome

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, [...]
Similar: cimmerian, dingy, tenebrous

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@misc{murksome_2026,
  title = {murksome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/murksome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}