roily
Origin of roily
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How to use roily in a sentence
A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairThe water was choppy and roily, the canoe bobbed a good deal, the anchors dragged, and we did not see any fish.
Tales of Fishes | Zane GreyI had a little dog with me and we unthinkingly stepped in the spring making the water roily.
Old Rail Fence Corners | VariousClear, cool water is essential to the trout, while some other fish will do well in warm and even roily water.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenNo; I need a buckler till all this roily water subsides and clears.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for roily
/ (ˈrɔɪlɪ) /
rare cloudy or muddy
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