Mewky

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Dim, cloudy, or hazy in appearance, as with weather, air, or light that is hard to see through
2. Having a murky, misty quality that obscures clear view of surroundings or of what lies beyond
3. Describing air, light, or liquid that is thick, dull, and cloudy rather than clear and bright

Etymology: The word is a dialect adjective, recorded in Scots and northern English speech for weather that is damp, muggy, and drizzly, the kind of air that hangs heavy and clings to everything. It belongs to the regional vocabulary that most standard dictionaries never recorded, so its written history is thin and sits mostly in dialect glossaries. Its origin is uncertain. Without earlier citations that tie it to a specific root, the safest account is that it is a regional formation whose ancestry is not firmly established.