turgid
swollen; distended; tumid.
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.
Origin of turgid
1Other words from turgid
- tur·gid·i·ty, tur·gid·ness, noun
- tur·gid·ly, adverb
- un·tur·gid, adjective
- un·tur·gid·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with turgid
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How to use turgid in a sentence
Tympanī′tis, inflammation of the membrane of the ear; Tym′pany, any swelling, turgidity: tympanites.
What remains, is a species of pseudo-emotion which must be characterized as lachrymose hysteria or turgidity.
Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music | Ferruccio BusoniThe serenity and calm of Plato and Aristotle are gone, and in their place we have turgidity and extravagance.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy | W. T. StaceNo one can for a moment doubt that her feelings are real, but neither can the turgidity and bombast of her language be denied.
Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins PennellHe paced the floor in impatience while Mr. Turgidity blew the clouds of dust from precedent after precedent.
The Young Man and the World | Albert J. Beveridge
British Dictionary definitions for turgid
/ (ˈtɜːdʒɪd) /
swollen and distended; congested
(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic
Origin of turgid
1Derived forms of turgid
- turgidity or turgidness, noun
- turgidly, adverb
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