- Full of sediment; muddy or cloudy.
- Turbulent; agitated.
roily
Dictionary:
roil·y (roi'lē)  |
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
| Thesaurus: roily |
adjective
- Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended: cloudy, muddy, murky, roiled, turbid. See clear/unclear.
- Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild. See calm/agitation.
| WordNet: roily |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Synonyms: churning, roiling, roiled, turbulent
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