= trouble, adj. 1.
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释义 | the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > specific qualities of (the) air > thick or turbid (14) troublyc1380 = trouble, adj. 1. greata1398 Of a fluid: thick in consistency, thick with particles. Obsolete. murkc1480 Dark, gloomy, deficient in light. Of air: obscured or darkened, esp. by mist or fog. Of mist: dense, thick. Obsolete. mistyc1485 Clouded with, or consisting of, fine particles resembling mist. foggyc1487 Of the nature of fog; affected by, characterized by, or prone to fog. Also (and earliest) in figurative use. Cf. fog, n.2 1. troublea1500 Of water, wine, etc., Troubled, turbid, muddy, thick; of air, etc., Misty, murky, cloudy, not clear; in quot. 1400, dim, dusky. grossa1592 Dense, thick. (Often with mixture of the sense of branch A. IV.) of air, vapour, darkness. archaic or poetic. fat1598 Of fluids: Charged with solid or extraneous particles. Of air, mist, etc.: Charged with moisture or odours; dense. rare. †Of a room: Full of… filthya1616 Of air or clouds: murky, thick. Obsolete. thick1626 Of air: Foul from admixture of fumes, vapours, etc., stuffy, close; also, dense, not rare or thin. Now rare or Obsolete. (Cf. A. 7.) murky1667 Of air, the atmosphere, etc.: obscured by mist or vapour; foggy, cloudy. Of mist, clouds, etc., or darkness itself: dense, thick, intense… turbid1705 Of air, smoke, clouds, etc.: Thick, dense; dark. solid1807 Of clouds, the atmosphere, etc.: Having the appearance of a solid or unbroken mass; dense, thick, compact. Chiefly poetic. Subcategories:— full of thick air (1) |
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