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turbid

tur·bid

UK/ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/ US/ˈtɜrbɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment

  • “a cloudy liquid”
  • “muddy coffee”
  • “murky waters”
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Origin

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

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