murky
adjective (UNPLEASANT SITUATION) /ˈmɜː.ki/
/ˈmɝː-/ Definition
› describes a situation that is complicated and unpleasant, and about which many facts are not clear: He became involved in the murky world of international drug-dealing. I don't want to get into the murky waters of family arguments.Complicated and difficult to doDifficult to understandUncertaintyHesitatingAchievable
(Definition of murky adjective (UNPLEASANT SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- fuzzy adjective (NOT CLEAR)
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- touch-and-go adjective
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