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adjective
Date: 1823
1. full of sediment or dregs ; muddy
2. turbulent <roily waters>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
roily
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Roily — Roil y, a. Turbid; as, roily water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roily — *turbid, muddy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
roily — [roi′lē] adj. roilier, roiliest 1. turbid; muddy 2. agitated … English World dictionary
roily — /roy lee/, adj., roilier, roiliest. 1. turbid; muddy. 2. turbulent. [1815 25; ROIL + Y1] * * * … Universalium
roily — adjective a) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) b) turbulent … Wiktionary
roily — Synonyms and related words: adiaphanous, amiss, askew, awry, cloudy, cockeyed, convulsed, dark, deranged, disarranged, discomfited, discomposed, disconcerted, dislocated, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, disturbed, grumly, haywire,… … Moby Thesaurus
roily — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. murky, turbid, mucky; see muddy 1 , turbid . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended: cloudy, muddy, murky, roiled, turbid. See CLEAR. 2. Violently disturbed… … English dictionary for students
roily — a. Turbid, rily, disturbed … New dictionary of synonyms
roily — roil•y [[t]ˈrɔɪ li[/t]] adj. roil•i•er, roil•i•est 1) turbid; muddy 2) turbulent … From formal English to slang
roily — /ˈrɔɪli/ (say roylee) adjective turbid; muddy. {roil + y1} …
