turbid

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tur·bid / ˈtərbid/ • adj. (of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter: the turbid estuary | fig. a turbid piece of cinéma vérité. DERIVATIVES: tur·bid·i·ty / tərˈbiditē/ n.tur·bid·ly adv.tur·bid·ness n.

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