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Definition: MIRK

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Darkness; gloom; murk.[Websters].
Adjective 1. Dark; gloomy; murky.[Websters]
2. Being dark, murky, gloomy, black or obscure. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being sombre or somber. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being dim, opaque, dusky, overcast or dingy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being dismal, dreary, bleak, funereal or glum. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being cloudy or foggy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being shady or shadowy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being morose, sullen or atrabilious. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being heavy, thick or deep. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb mirkly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(mirkly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective mirk.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Mirk" is a common misspelling or typo for: mark, milk, mink, smirk, mire, murk, miry, MIRL, mirky.

Date "Mirk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1450. (references)

Specialty Definition: MIRK

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Dark. . Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: MIRK

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. Darkness; gloom; murk.[Websters].
Adjective1. Dark; gloomy; murky.[Websters]
2. Being dark, murky, gloomy, black or obscure. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being sombre or somber. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being dim, opaque, dusky, overcast or dingy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Being dismal, dreary, bleak, funereal or glum. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being cloudy or foggy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being shady or shadowy. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being morose, sullen or atrabilious. [Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being heavy, thick or deep. [Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb mirkly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(mirkly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective mirk.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "MIRK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1450. (references)

Specialty Definition: MIRK

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Dark. . Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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