turbid

Modifying Another Word

• highly: In particular the oil was superb; it was highly turbid and is collected by partial cold extraction before even the cold press.
• often: In the UK, waters are often turbid and so obtaining a broadscale photograph is almost impossible.
• moderately: Estimating suspended sediment concentrations from ocean color measurements in moderately turbid waters; the impact of variable particle scattering properties.
• quite: The snorkeling wasn't particularly good because it had been raining very heavily and the water was quite turbid.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: They commonly root about in muddy bottoms, which may make ponds turbid.

Modifies a noun

• water: This valley received on its bottom all the soil brought down by the turbid waters.
• medium: Prahl et al [ 7 ] derived an analytic theory for the interpretation of photothermal signals detected in turbid media.
• condition: Ability to sterilize in turbid conditions where the use of UV would not be suitable.
• flood: In its place a turbid leaden flood without a sparkling wavelet to be seen.
• river: Over everything and everyone looms the worldly decay of Alexandria, whose turbid river runs through the action like a poisonous vein.
• wave: Impressive rock spires tower above the turbid waves and plunge to a depth of 130ft.

Used with adjective complement

• become: It only became turbid because of its reliance on the world of turbidity.