turbid

Speech parts

1. turbid - Adjective

2. turbid - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.

Disturbed; confused; disordered.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

muddy cloudy murky mirky misty milky heavy impure mucky dark thick confused cloud dense obscure
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Antonyms

clear limpid distinct apparent beam obvious
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Related terms

trouble turbulent disturb turbulence perturb turbine

Phrases with the word

turbid water

Examples

The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid. Carl Jung

Fishes and plankton, whales and squids, birds and sea turtles, all are linked by unbreakable ties to certain kinds of water-to warm water or cold water, to clear or turbid water, to water rich in phosphates or in silicates. Rachel Carson

What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so turbid at its source? Metastasio

Clear writers, like fountains, do not seem so deep as they are the turbid look the most profound. Walter Savage Landor

a cloudy liquid Source: Internet

muddy coffee Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Turberville turbeth Turbeville turbidimeter turbidimetric turbidimetrical