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turbid

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tur⋅bid

  [tur-bid]
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–adjective
1. not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; obscured: the turbid waters near the waterfall.
2. thick or dense, as smoke or clouds.
3. confused; muddled; disturbed.
Origin:
1620–30; < L turbidus disturbed, equiv. to turb(āre) to disturb (deriv. of turba turmoil) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
tur⋅bid⋅i⋅ty, tur⋅bid⋅ness, noun
tur⋅bid⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. murky, cloudy, roiled, muddy.
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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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Word Origin & History

turbid 
1626, from L. turbidus "muddy, full of confusion," from turbare "to confuse, bewilder," from turba "turmoil, crowd," probably from Gk. tyrbe "turmoil."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tur·bid
Pronunciation: 't&r-b&d
Function: adjective
: thick or opaque with matter in suspension : cloudy or muddy inappearance <turbid urine>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

turbid tur·bid (tûr'bĭd)
adj.
Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended; muddy; cloudy.

tur·bid'i·ty n.

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