What does turbid mean?
Turbid means Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid).
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/ˈtɜː(ɹ)bɪd/ · adjective
Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid).
turbid water
turbid wine
He perceived more clearly the cruelty of Nature, to whom our refinement and piety are but as bubbles, hurrying downwards on the turbid waters.
On the 6th October, the 18th day of her illness, she presented the following phenomena: — pulse small and quick — urine yellow and turbid.
He seeks in vain to occupy his days with rural pursuits; he to whom the excitements of a metropolis, with all its corruption and its vices, were the sole sources of the turbid stream that he called "pleasure!"
This makes the estimation of the refractive index of the turbid liquid quite problematic.
The resulting impression filled with turbid mash liquor, which was hand-pumped through a tube into a separate kettle.
In the turbid state, the development of submerged vegetation is prevented by low underwater light levels.
Use turbid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Turbid means Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid).
Common synonyms include confused, cloudy, disordered, disturbed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
turbid water
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