Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Turbulent

Turbulent , adjective

[Latin turbulentus, from turba disorder, tumult: compare French turbulent. See Turbid.]

1.
Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean.
Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. — Milton
2.
Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits.
Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. — Dryden
3.
Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting.
Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. — Milton