What does "turbulent" mean?
Turbulent: Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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