Definition of turbid in English:

adjective

• 1(of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.

  ‘the turbid estuary’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Generally speaking, turbid natural water is not very harmful to people.’
  • ‘Although they prefer clear, fresh running water, they seasonally adapt to turbid water caused by runoff and flooding during the rainy season.’
  • ‘The turbid water should be cleared before chlorination.’
  • ‘But after mechanical fishing dredges destroyed the oyster reefs early in the 20th Century, the water became increasingly turbid and oxygen deficient.’
  • ‘If you put it in a glass, you can see it's turbid.’
  • ‘During these times it is easier to see fish than at times when the water is more turbulent and turbid.’
  • ‘The swamp itself was muddy, turbid, and infested with biting gnats and mosquitoes.’
  • ‘Algae then grow on the surface and bottom-dwelling plants, deprived of light and oxygen, die off making the water even more turbid and inhospitable to fish and other life.’
  • ‘He and the wise men went before the rest to scout the place, and suddenly, he saw a joyless woods leaning over turbid and bloody water.’
  • ‘They bravely endured these tempests and continued to fight valiantly across the turbid depths to reach their goal…’
  • ‘Bullheads and catfish are often associated with muddy, turbid waterbodies, and thus many people have a low opinion of them.’
  • ‘Cloudy or turbid water can quickly clog a filter and shorten the life of the unit.’
  • ‘When the water flows out it is warm but often turbid.’
  • ‘Visual signals are also used in aquatic environments, however turbid water reduces visibility very rapidly and may adversely effect visual communication.’

  Synonyms

  murky, muddy, thick

  opaque, cloudy, clouded

  riled, roily, roiled

  feculent

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  1. 1.1Confused or obscure in meaning or effect.
     ‘a turbid piece of cinéma vérité’