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Adjective: murky (murkier,murkiest)  mur-kee
  1. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
    "murky waters";
    - cloudy, muddy, mirky [archaic], turbid
     
  2. Dark or gloomy
    "a murky dungeon"; "murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps";
    - mirky [archaic]
     
  3. Deliberately unclear; unclear in a dishonest or bad way
    "The politician's murky explanation raised more questions than it answered"

Derived forms: murkier, murkiest

See also: opaque, shaded