roily

[ roi-lee ]

adjective

, roil·i·er, roil·i·est.

1. turbid; muddy.
2. turbulent.

roily

/ ˈrɔɪlɪ /

adjective

1. rare.
   cloudy or muddy

Word History and Origins

Origin of roily¹

First recorded in 1815–25; roil + -y ¹

Example Sentences

A week of hot sunshine had filled the Toba River bank full of roily water when Hollister breasted its current again.

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The water was choppy and roily, the canoe bobbed a good deal, the anchors dragged, and we did not see any fish.

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I had a little dog with me and we unthinkingly stepped in the spring making the water roily.

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Clear, cool water is essential to the trout, while some other fish will do well in warm and even roily water.

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No; I need a buckler till all this roily water subsides and clears.

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