roilsome

comparative more roilsome · superlative most roilsome

1. Marked by roiling or agitation; turbid

   This Gulf the radio reports so roilsome.

   2002, Billy Bob Hill, Texas in Poetry 2

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   Something of a maverick in New York's roilsome politics, Harris had sought the position, one that did not rank highly in political circles.

   2000, Eileen F. Lebow, The Bright Boys

   I mention all this about Teddy so as to suggest what I sensed to be the really roilsome nature of the struggle he was caught in at this moment, this day when I had walked with him to my office.

   2001, William Guy, Gravity's Revolt

   Before I venture into these roilsome waters, let me be very clear: I prefer that people not kill trout.. . ever.

   2002, Peter Kaminsky, The Fly Fisherman's Guide to the Meaning of Life

   The knights returned after nightfall, their voices stilled. Yet one told us that never had the water been so deep, never so roilsome.

   2006, Pamela Kaufman, The Prince of Poison

   Subsequent encounters with other patrons suggest that the combination of ambiance and food in the Cafe had a profound effect. "There shall gelatinous be our fate under the roilsome seas, and we shall take to it blissfully," one individual said.

   2007, Cat Rambo, Jeff VanderMeer, The Surgeon's Tale