You searched for: “turbid
turbid (adjective), more turbid, most turbid
1. Relating to something which is not clear or transparent because of stirred-up or suspended sediment or foreign particles; clouded; opaque; obscured; thick with roiled sediment: Tom and Jill could only see the turbid waters near the waterfall.
2. A reference to a thick, heavy, dark, or dense situation: Smoke, fog, air, and clouds are examples of some turbid conditions.
3. Concerning someone who is confused, disturbed, disorientated, or in a state of turmoil; muddled; disturbed: Henry was in a turbid and restless condition as a result of the auto accident that his son had earlier that day.
4. Etymology: from Latin turbidus, "disturbed"; from turba, "a crowd, a disturbance."
Conveying a confused or perplexing kind of reasoning.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Characteristic of mixed up thinking.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.

This entry is located in the following unit: turb-, turbin-, turbo-, turbu- (page 3)
turbid, turgid
turbid (TUR bid) (adjective)
Not clear, heavy with smoke, and characterized by obscurity: "The air in the factory was turbid and it was difficult to see across the room."

"He chose to maintain a turbid lifestyle and rarely went out in public."

turgid (TUR jid) (adjective)
1. Plumped up, swollen, not wilted: "The stalk of celery was turgid and crisp when she bit into it."

"After he hit his thumb with a hammer, it became very turgid and purple."

2. Characterized by a manner that is excessively embellished or bombastic: "The count tended to wear sweeping feathers on his hat and spoke in a turgid manner, using all sorts of glittering and fancy words."

In spite of his turgid lifestyle, the man decided to keep his turbid ancestral background from prying eyes and curious bystanders.