turbid \TER-bid\ (adjective)
- : thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
- : characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions) : confused, muddled*
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According to one reviewer, Chauncey's first book was "the turbid and rambling product of an unclear mind."
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"Turbid" and "turgid" (which means "swollen, distended"
or "overblown, pompous, or bombastic") are two words so
frequently mistaken for one another that they could have been
invented to keep dictionary makers in business. Not only do
these two words differ by only a letter, but, adding to the
confusion, they are often used in contexts where either word
might fit. For example, a flooded stream is often both
distended and muddy, and badly written prose is often both
obscure and grandiloquent. Nevertheless, the distinction between
these two words, however fine, is an important one for conveying
exact shades of meaning, so it's a good idea to keep them straight.
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