turgid

[tur-jid]

adjective

1. swollen; distended; tumid.

2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic.

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turgid

/ ˈtɜːdʒɪd /

adjective

1. swollen and distended; congested

2. (of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic

Other Word Forms

• turgidity noun
• turgidness noun
• turgidly adverb
• unturgid adjective
• unturgidly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of turgid¹

1660–70; < Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg ( ēre ) to swell + -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of turgid¹

C17: from Latin turgidus , from turgēre to swell

Example Sentences

Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.

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England did what they had to do, no matter how turgid and uneventful this was.

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The eventual and ultimate success of “Mare of Easttown” unifies around Winslet, who magnetized this series from the start, carrying the mystery through its turgid spots and electrifying its finest ones.

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Regulation time was stuffy, extra-time was turgid, and the penalties were remarkably unremarkable.

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It is "a turgid eyesore" and "top-dollar tedium", according to the Times.

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Related Words

• bombastic 
• grandiloquent 
• grandiose 
• hyperbolic 
• inflated 
• overblown 
• pompous 
• pretentious