turbid

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>turbid</strong> &#149; \TER-bid\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 a :</strong> thick or opaque with or as with roiled sediment</p> <p><strong>b :</strong> heavy with smoke or mist</p> <p><strong>2 a :</strong> deficient in clarity or purity <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul">foul</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muddy">muddy</a></p> <p><strong>b :</strong> characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>The speed of the water flowing over the dam becomes obvious only when one observes the <em>turbid</em> water roiling below.</p> <p>"Muddy, nutrient-rich lake water can harm the river, making it <em>turbid</em> and feeding algae blooms. Plus, it just looks nasty." — <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjFuoyalrjuAhWgElkFHX7uDTgQFjAAegQIARAC&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-press.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fscience%2Fenvironment%2F2020%2F10%2F21%2Fworrisomely-high-lake-o-levels-forced-water-managers-make-discharges-caloosahatchee-st-lucie%2F3659526001%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw2CoMK3HIPdi1zs8Iojm1TL">Amy Bennett Williams, <em>The Naples (Florida) Daily News</em>, 21 Oct. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Turbid</em> and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turgid">turgid</a></em> (which means "swollen or distended" or "overblown, pompous, or bombastic") are frequently mistaken for one another, and it's no wonder. Not only do the two words differ by only a letter, they are often used in contexts where either word could fit. For example, a flooded stream can be simultaneously cloudy and swollen, and badly written pro