Turbid

  • 31turbid — [ tə:bɪd] adjective 1》 (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. 2》 confused or obscure. Derivatives turbidity noun turbidly adverb turbidness noun Origin ME: from L. turbidus, from turba a crowd, a disturbance …

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  • 32turbid — (L). Disturbed …

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  • 33turbid — a. Roiled, roily, unsettled, feculent, muddy, thick, cloudy, foul …

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  • 34turbid — adj 1. unclear, clouded, cloudy, opaque, nontransparent, murky, muddy, muddied; dirty, filthy, unclean, impure, polluted, befouled, foul, feculent. 2. thick, dense, soupy, Inf. thick as pea soup, heavy, concentrated, condensed. 3. confused,… …

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  • 35turbid — tur·bid …

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  • 36turbid — /ˈtɜbəd / (say terbuhd) adjective 1. (of liquids) opaque or muddy with particles of extraneous matter. 2. not clear or transparent; thick, as smoke or clouds; dense. 3. disturbed; confused; muddled. {Latin turbidus disturbed} –turbidity… …

  • 37turbid —   a. muddy; not clear.    ♦ turbidity, n …

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  • 38turbid — see TROUBLE …

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  • 39turbid — adj. 1 (of a liquid or colour) muddy, thick; not clear. 2 (of a style etc.) confused, disordered. Derivatives: turbidity n. turbidly adv. turbidness n. Etymology: L turbidus f. turba a crowd, a disturbance …

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  • 40turgid, turbid — These look alikes are frequently confused but have nothing in common except looks. Turgid means swollen, overblown, inflated, distended, and pompous : The candidate then delivered a long, turgid speech. The stream is turgid because of spring… …

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