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Definition of Roily
1. Adjective. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence. "Turbulent rapids"
Similar to: Agitated
Derivative terms: Turbulence, Turbulency
Definition of Roily
1. a. Turbid; as, roily water.
Definition of Roily
1. Adjective. (context: of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) ¹
2. Adjective. turbulent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Roily
1. muddy [adj ROILIER, ROILIEST] - See also: muddy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roily
Literary usage of Roily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the by Grenville Mellen Dodge (1899)
"In some cases this practice was induced no doubt by disinclination to drink the
roily water from Chickamauga Creek. SANITATION. Many causes conspired to ..."
2. A Manual of Experiments in Elementary Science by Francis Day Curtis (1918)
"... does the hot or the cold liquid solvent dissolve the greater quantity of solid
solute? 2. If these are typical solutions, is a solution roily or clear? ..."
3. The Scotsman's Library: Being a Collection of Anecdotes and Facts by James Mitchell (1825)
"At the entrance roily descent. "May his ashes be scattered on PLUNDER OF CATTLE.
... roily ..."
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