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Murky vs Eerie - What's the difference?

murky | eerie |

As a proper noun murky

is (murcki), a locale in poland.

As an adjective eerie is

strange, weird, fear-inspiring.

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

    External links

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    eerie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eery

    Adjective

    (er)
  • strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    • The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
  • (Scotland) fearful, timid.
  • * 1883 , George MacDonald, Donal Grant
    • She began to feel eerie .

    Synonyms

    * See also * creepy, spooky

    Derived terms

    * eerily (adverb) * eeriness (noun) * eerisome