a murky past

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• has a murky past — he has a suspicious past …   English contemporary dictionary

• murky — adjective 1 dark and difficult to see through: the murky grey light of dawn | He plunged into the murky waters of Honolulu harbour. 2 involving dishonest or illegal activities that are kept hidden or secret: It s a murky business. | a murky past …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• past — n. time preceding the present 1) a checkered (AE), chequered (BE); dark, murky past 2) in the past 3) (misc.) to recapture the past * * * [pɑːst] dark murky past chequered (BE) (misc.) to recapture the past in the past …   Combinatory dictionary

• murky — murk|y [ˈmə:ki US ˈmə:r ] adj 1.) dark and difficult to see through ▪ murky water 2.) complicated and difficult to understand = ↑obscure ▪ The laws on intellectual property are murky. ▪ the murky waters (=complicated subject) of sexuality and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• murky — UK [ˈmɜː(r)kɪ] / US [ˈmɜrkɪ] adjective Word forms murky : adjective murky comparative murkier superlative murkiest 1) dark and difficult to see through, especially because of bad light, thick cloud, or dirt in the air or water I couldn t make out …   English dictionary

• murky — adjective 1) a murky winter afternoon Syn: dark, gloomy, gray, leaden, dull, dim, overcast, cloudy, clouded, sunless, dismal, dreary, bleak; literary tenebrous Ant: bright …   Thesaurus of popular words

• past — past1 [ pæst ] function word *** Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman walked past. Months went… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• past */*/*/ — I UK [pɑːst] / US [pæst] adverb, preposition Summary: Past can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): It s past your bedtime. ♦ I walked past the post office. as an adverb (without a following noun): A policeman… …   English dictionary

• murky — murk|y [ mɜrki ] adjective 1. ) involving activities that are not clearly known and that people think are dishonest or morally wrong: We suspected he had a murky past. 2. ) dark and difficult to see through, especially because of bad light, thick …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• murky — [ˈmɜːki] adj 1) dark and difficult to see through murky water[/ex] 2) involving activities that are dishonest or morally wrong We suspected he had a murky past.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• murky —  1. Containing discreditable or sinister secrets.  2. murky past Unsavoury past life (usu. facet.) …   A concise dictionary of English slang