roilsome
roilsome adjective: marked by roiling or agitation; turbid.
Adjective
roilsome (comparative more roilsome, superlative most roilsome)
- Marked by roiling or agitation; turbid
- Something of a maverick in New York's roilsome politics, Harris had sought the position, one that did not rank highly in political circles.2000, Eileen F. Lebow, The Bright Boys
- I mention all this about Teddy so as to suggest what I sensed to be the really roilsome nature of the struggle he was caught in at this moment, this day when I had walked with him to my office.2001, William Guy, Gravity's Revolt
Examples of roilsome in a sentence
- Before I venture into these roilsome waters, let me be very clear: I prefer that people not kill trout.. . ever.2002, Peter Kaminsky, The Fly Fisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life:
- This Gulf the radio reports so roilsome.2002, Billy Bob Hill, Texas in Poetry 2:
- Yet one told us that never had the water been so deep, never so roilsome.2006, Pamela Kaufman, The Prince of Poison:
- "There shall gelatinous be our fate under the roilsome seas, and we shall take to it blissfully," one individual said.2007, Cat Rambo, Jeff VanderMeer, The Surgeon's Tale:
Forms of roilsome
| comparative | more roilsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most roilsome |
Origin of roilsome
From roil + -some.
Questions about roilsome
- What does roilsome mean?
- Roilsome means marked by roiling or agitation; turbid.
- How do you use roilsome in a sentence?
- Before I venture into these roilsome waters, let me be very clear: I prefer that people not kill trout.. . ever.
- What part of speech is roilsome?
- Roilsome is an adjective.
Words near roilsome in the dictionary
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