adj. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Not clear; having suspended matter that scatters light passing through; having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; -- used of liquids of any kind
adj. Disturbed; confused; disordered.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Properly, having the lees disturbed; in a more general sense, muddy; foul with extraneous matter; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind, or of color.
Confused; disordered; disquieted; disturbed.
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adj. (of liquids) clouded as with sediment
Word Usage
"This adaptation allows the fish to live in turbid, stagnant waters low in dissolved oxygen: under such conditions, it may obtain as much as 70 percent of the oxygen it needs from the atmosphere."