Turbid — Word of the Day January 26, 2027

Definition

Cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. Turbid water and turbid prose share the same quality of obscuring what lies beneath.

“The turbid river ran brown and fast after three days of heavy rain in the hills.”

From Latin turbidus (confused, disturbed), from turba (crowd, disturbance).

T₁U₁R₁B₃I₁D₂

TURBID scores 9 points in Scrabble.