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

In roily times like these, voters tend to look for strength in candidates — not wishy-washy politicians trying have it both ways and not offend anyone.

From Los Angeles Times

But it is too long and roily for Calvin to manage alone.

From Literature

The one lavatory was surrounded by a moat of urine, and we would race, as ships, bottle tops on its roily and reeking waters, rowing with our fingers.

From Literature

Then the Sioux plunged their feverish faces into the roily water and drank as eagerly as the ponies.

From Project Gutenberg

But the buckskin mare, with her master, far in advance of the twenty others, was already plunging down the bank and into a black, roily whirl.

From Project Gutenberg