roiled, ppl. a.
(rɔɪld)
Also 7 royled. (See also riled.)
[f. roil v.3]
Rendered turbid by stirring of sediment; also fig. esp. of the passions. Also with up.
| 1622 S. Ward Life of Faith (1627) 112 The speckled phantasies, darke obliuion, royled, soyled, affections. 1647 N. Ward Simp. Cobler 2 Sathan is now in his passions, hee feeles his passion approaching; he loves to fish in royled waters. 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche xx. cxcv, That which bubbles from a royled Mind. 1854 A. E. Baker Northampt. Gloss. s.v., How roiled the water looks. 1929 Sun (Baltimore) 12 June 1/1 It will be seen when the Senator gets roiled he can go the paces with the next one among the friends of the people. 1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath x. 123 Your Pa's pa, he quoted Scripture all the time. He got it all roiled up, too. 1975 in W. Viereck Lexikalische Ergebnisse des Lowman-Survey I. iv. 279 If he lost his temper, you say he got...roiled. |