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Murky vs Cimmerian - What's the difference?

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Murky is a related term of cimmerian.


As proper nouns the difference between murky and cimmerian

is that murky is (murcki), a locale in poland while cimmerian is the language of the cimmerians, possibly belonging to the iranian branch.

As a noun cimmerian is

(greek mythology) any of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness.

As an adjective cimmerian is

pertaining to the ancient cimmerians.

murky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
  • Gloomy, dark, dim.
  • Obscure, indistinct, cloudy.
  • Dishonest, shady.

    • Synonyms

    * dark

    Related terms

    * murk * murkily * murkiness

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    cimmerian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • perpetually dark or gloomy
  • * 1631 : , L'Allegro
    • There, under ebon shades... in dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
  • * 1740 :
    • As ragged as thy locks,
    In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
  • * 1820 :
    • ...the darkness of antiquated barbarism, in which he buries himself like a mole, to throw up the barren hillocks of his Cimmerian labours.
  • (figuratively) mentally dark; ignorant
  • * 1770 :
    • The source of man’s unhappiness is his ignorance of Nature.... To remove this Cimmerian darkness... requires the clue of Ariadne.

    Derived terms

    * cimmerianism * cimmerianize