← BackshareGuessmurkily/ˈmɜːrkɪli/adverbIn a way that is dark, gloomy, or hard to see through.He spoke murkily, mumbling his words so no one understood him.The old photograph showed the lake murkily, as if through a fog.The future was murkily uncertain, with no clear path ahead.SynonymsobscurelydimlyAntonymsbrightlyclearly