Pronounced: oh-NIGH-rick, adj
Notes: Not at all what I thought it meant
Yesterday’s word
The word turbid means
- unclear; opaque
- dark or dense (as smog or clouds)
- confused or muddled
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
I think I was confused (turbid) because of the somewhat similar “turgid”, which has a different meaning. Our word came from the Latin word turba (turmoil; crowd).
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