turbid
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/ adjective
- adjective Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid) “turbid water”
- adjective Smoky or misty.
- adjective Unclear; confused; obscure.
Synonyms
confused cloudy disordered disturbed droff roiled fumid hazy cloudish cloudlike cloudly foggy foglike hazed infumated mistlike misty nebulose nebulous roky muddy mirky murky
Etymology
From Middle English turbide, borrowed from Latin turbidus (“disturbed”), from turba (“mass, throng, crowd, tumult, disturbance”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; --used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.
- adjective Disturbed; confused; disordered. " Such turbid intervals that use to attend close prisoners." Howell.
Etymology [L. turbidus, from turba tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See Trouble, and cf. Disturb, Perturb.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “turbid”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details