1.
[syn: cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Turbid \Tur"bid\ (t[^u]r"b[i^]d), a. [L. turbidus, from turba
tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See
Trouble, and cf. Disturb, Perturb.]
1. Not clear; having suspended matter that scatters light
passing through; having the lees or sediment disturbed;
roiled; muddy; thick; -- used of liquids of any kind; as,
turbid water; turbid wine.
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On that strong, turbid water, a small boat,
Guided by one weak hand, was seen to float.
--Whittier.
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2. Disturbed; confused; disordered. " Such turbid intervals
that use to attend close prisoners." --Howell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
turbid
adj 1: (of liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid";
"muddy coffee"; "murky waters" [syn: cloudy, muddy,
mirky, murky, turbid]