turbidly
English
Etymology
turbid + -ly
Adverb
turbidly (comparative more turbidly, superlative most turbidly)
- In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.
- (obsolete) proudly; haughtily
- 1728, Edward Young, A True Estimate of Human Life. in Which the Passions Are Considered in a New Light
- One of great merit turbidly resents them.
- 1728, Edward Young, A True Estimate of Human Life. in Which the Passions Are Considered in a New Light
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for turbidly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)