English → Latin
“murky” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedtenebricōsusfull of darkness or gloom, shrouded in darkness, dark, gloomycālīginōsusfull of mist, covered with mist, misty, foggy; cloudy; dark, obscure, gloomy; uncertain, dark, obscure
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
murky
obscurus, tenebricosus, caliginosus. A murky night, nox obducta (Nep.): a murky sky, caelum caliginosum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for murky?
- The usual Latin words for “murky” are obscūrus, tenebricōsus, cālīginōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.