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turbidly

turbidly adverb: in a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.

Adverb

turbidly (comparative more turbidly, superlative most turbidly)

  1. In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.
  2. (obsolete) proudly; haughtily
    • 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

Forms of turbidly

comparativemore turbidly
superlativemost turbidly

Origin of turbidly

From turbid + -ly.

Questions about turbidly

What does turbidly mean?
Turbidly means in a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.
What part of speech is turbidly?
Turbidly is an adverb.

Words near turbidly in the dictionary

  1. turbiditic
  2. turbidities
  3. turbidity
  4. turbidity current
  5. turbidity currents
  6. turbidly
  7. turbidness
  8. turbidometer
  9. turbidometric
  10. turbidometrically
  11. turbidometry

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