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Turbid Confused Tuhr Bid Adjective Unclear Opaque Dark Dense

This flashcard defines "turbid" as an adjective meaning unclear, opaque, dark, dense, or confused.

This flashcard defines "turbid" as an adjective meaning unclear, opaque, dark, dense, or confused.

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turbid /TUHR-bid/
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adjective
1. Unclear; opaque.
2. Dark or dense, as smog or clouds.
3. Confused or muddled.

[From Latin turba (turmoil, crowd). Earliest documented use: 1626. Not to be confused with turgid.]

“But by the turbid standards of corporate Africa, the company is clean.” - Africa Calling; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 5, 2008. 

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