Archive for March 9th, 2012
Weird Words: Murk (and Murky)
by Nojh on Mar.09, 2012, under Articles, Weird Words, Writing
Murk
Adjective
- Dark, murky
Noun
- Darkness, or a dark or gloomy environment.
Synonyms
- gloom
Used in a sentence:
- The difference between the various clans of Emo could take years to explain but for the purposes of this class we will identify each but their primary disagreement: What is the right level of murk to sulk under after finding our your favorite band has betrayed you?
Bonus Word (Because I think the definition of the adjective form of murk sucks)
Murky
Adjective
- Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
- Gloomy, dark, dim.
- Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
- Dishonest, shady.
Source: Wiktionary
Commentary:
I like the word murk. I also found it interesting that murk is both a noun and adjective, although I suspect murky slightly more grammatically correct for the adjective role than murk. Murk is also fun to say.

