"troubly" meaning in Middle English

See troubly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtruːb(ə)liː/, /ˈtrub(ə)liː/
Etymology: From trouble (“disturbance”) + -y (“-y”). Etymology templates: {{af|enm|trouble|-y|t1=disturbance|t2=-y}} trouble (“disturbance”) + -y (“-y”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} troubly, {{enm-adj}} troubly Forms: trowbly [alternative], trobly [alternative, Late-Middle-English], troublie [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trublee [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trubly [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trobely [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trobully [alternative, Late-Middle-English], troubely [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trowbely [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trubbelie [alternative, Late-Middle-English], trublie [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. Disturbed, agitated:
    (of air or liquids) Murky, cloudy, thick.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-troubly-enm-adj-bj4qEiha Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 25 16 11 6
  2. Disturbed, agitated:
    (of weather) Stormy, violent, tempestuous.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-troubly-enm-adj-klNtZSiL Categories (other): Weather, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Anger, Liquids Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 25 16 11 6 Disambiguation of Anger: 3 70 3 24 0 Disambiguation of Liquids: 2 63 9 26 0
  3. Disturbed, agitated:
    (physiology, rare) Swollen, turgid.
    Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-troubly-enm-adj-OAREV-gD Categories (other): Physiology, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 25 16 11 6 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  4. Troublesome, vexatious; causing trouble. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-troubly-enm-adj-PCccJ-H6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 25 16 11 6
  5. Unclear, confused, vague. Tags: Late-Middle-English
    Sense id: en-troubly-enm-adj-eNaXnIGc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Air Disambiguation of Air: 0 0 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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