turbid
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turbid
cloudy, muddy, murky: The turbid water overflowed the banks of the river.
Not to be confused with:
turgid – swollen, distended, overblown, pompous: The politician was known for his turgid prose.
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tur·bid
(tûr′bĭd)adj.
1. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended; muddy: turbid water.
2. Heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog.
3. In a state of turmoil; muddled: turbid feelings.
[Latin turbidus, disordered, from turba, turmoil, probably from Greek turbē.]
tur′bid·ly adv.
tur′bid·ness, tur·bid′i·ty n.
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turbid
(ˈtɜːbɪd)adj
1. muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles
2. dense, thick, or cloudy: turbid fog.
3. in turmoil or confusion
[C17: from Latin turbidus, from turbāre to agitate, from turba crowd]
turˈbidity, ˈturbidness n
ˈturbidly adv
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tur•bid
(ˈtɜr bɪd)adj.
1. not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque: turbid water.
2. thick or dense, as smoke or clouds.
3. confused; muddled; disturbed.
[1620–30; < Latin turbidus disturbed =turb(āre) to disturb (derivative of turba turmoil) + -idus -id4]
tur•bid′i•ty, tur′bid•ness, n.
tur′bid•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | turbid - (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" opaque - not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays" |
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turbid
adjective1. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended:
3. Mentally uncertain:
Informal: mixed-up.
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turbid
[ˈtɜːbɪd] adj (liquid) (fig) (situation) → torbido/a; (smoke, fog) → denso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tur·bid
a. turbio-a, túrbido-a; nebuloso-a.
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