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murky

 
 
/ˈmɜːki/ adjective

Translation

SECRET secret, and involving dishonest or illegal activities
gizli, şüpheli; saman altından su yürüten; kapalı kapılar ardında dümen çeviren
He has a murky past as an arms dealer. the murky world of drug dealing1985
DIRTY dirty and dark
bulanık, karanlık, pis, iğrenç
murky water15002512842
(Definition of murky adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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