"dark, obscure, gloomy," mid-14c., from murk + -y (2). Rare before 17c. The older adjective was simply murk. Related: Murkily; murkiness.
murky waters
murky rooms lit by smoke-blackened lamps
a murky dungeon
murderous
murex
Muriel
murine
murk
murky
murmur
murmuring
Murphy
murrain
muscat