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 Meaning of TURBID
| Pronunciation: |  | 'turbid 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [adj]  (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters" |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | cloudy, mirky, muddy, murky, opaque |  |  |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Tur"bid\, a. [L. turbidus, from turba tumult,
disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See {Trouble}, and
cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.]
1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy;
   thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as,
   turbid water; turbid wine.
         On that strong, turbid water, a small boat, Guided
         by one weak hand, was seen to float.  --Whittier.
2. Disturbed; confused; disordered. `` Such turbid intervals
   that use to attend close prisoners.'' --Howell.
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