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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; < Latin turbidus disturbed, equivalent to turb(āre) to disturb (derivative of turba turmoil) + -idus -id4
1620–30; < Latin turbidus disturbed, equivalent to turb(āre) to disturb (derivative of turba turmoil) + -idus -id4
Related forms
tur·bid·i·ty, tur·bid·ness, noun
tur·bid·ly, adverb
un·tur·bid, adjective
un·tur·bid·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. murky, cloudy, roiled, muddy.
1. murky, cloudy, roiled, muddy.
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turbid
1626, from L. turbidus "muddy, full of confusion," from turbare "to confuse, bewilder," from turba "turmoil, crowd," probably from Gk. tyrbe "turmoil."
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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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