turbidly

Variant of turbid

adjective

  1. muddy or cloudy from having the sediment stirred up
  2. thick, dense, or dark, as clouds or smoke
  3. confused; perplexed; muddled

Origin: L turbidus < turba, a crowd < IE *turb- < base *twer-, to stir up > OE thwirel, stirring rod, churn handle

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