ROILY
churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
(adjective) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; āthe riverās roiling currentā; āturbulent rapidsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
roily (comparative roilier, superlative roiliest)
(of water) muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
turbulent
Source: Wiktionary
Roil"y, a.
Definition: Turbid; as, roily water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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