turbid

Definition

Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)

Etymology

From Middle English turbide, borrowed from Latin turbidus (“disturbed”), from turba (“mass, throng, crowd, tumult, disturbance”).

Example Sentences

• "turbid water"
• "turbid wine"
• "On the 6th October, the 18th day of her illness, she presented the following phenomena: — pulse small and quick — urine yellow and turbid."

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