adjective

• old-fashioned spelling of murky

  ‘Apparently is was glorious sunshine over there but still misty and mirky over here.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The only light, in fact, was given through windows, knotholes, and slits in the walls, and missing shingles, (under significant patches of which, pails half-filled with mirky rainwater were positioned, vigilant).’
  • ‘Despite mirky conditions prevailing here the second-leg of the 56th Bradby Shield rugby match between Trinity and Royal produced exciting 60 minutes of superb rugby to the avid fans, yesterday.’
  • ‘But this was the year when the race nearly came off the rails, as the mirky world of doping in professional cycling was laid bare for all to see.’