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Word Meanings - TURBIDLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion. 2. Proudly; haughtily. One of great merit turbidly resents them. Young.

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  • YOUNGISH
    Somewhat young. Tatler.
  • TURBIDITY
    Turbidness.
  • GREAT-HEARTED
    1. High-spirited; fearless. Clarendon. 2. Generous; magnanimous; noble.
  • GREAT-GRANDFATHER
    The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.
  • YOUNG
    , , AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva, juven. Junior, Juniper, 1. Not long born; still in the first part of
  • YOUNGTH
    Youth. Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. Spenser.
  • GREAT-GRANDSON
    A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.
  • YOUNGNESS
    The quality or state of being young.
  • GREAT-HEARTEDNESS
    The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness; magnanimity.
  • MERITHAL; MERITHALLUS
    See INTERNODE
  • MERITORY
    Meritorious.
  • MERITOT
    A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy.
  • YOUNG ONE
    A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a colt.
  • GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
    The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.
  • MERITABLE
    Deserving of reward.
  • TURBID
    1. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine. On that strong, turbid water, a small boat, Guided by one weak hand, was seen to float. Whittier.
  • MANNERIST
    One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
  • MERITMONGER
    One who depends on merit for salvation. Milner.
  • MANNERISM
    Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
  • GREATLY
    1. In a great degree; much. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen. iii. 16. 2. Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously. By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. Dryden.
  • INGREAT
    To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. Fotherby.
  • YOUNGLY
    Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. Shak.
  • TEMERITY
    Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war. Syn. -- Rashness; precipitancy; heedlessness; venturesomeness. -- Temerity, Rashness. These words are closely allied in sense, but have a
  • EMERITUS
    Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church. (more info) emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's
  • UNMANNERLY
    Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
  • MERIT
    deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. Market, 1. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert. Here may men see how sin hath his merit. Chaucer. Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought For things that
  • PROMERIT
    1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. Bp. Hall. 2. To deserve; to procure by merit. Davenant.
  • OVERMERIT
    Excessive merit. Bacon.

 

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