turgid

[tur-jid]

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adjective

swollen; distended; tumid.
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.

Origin of turgid

1660–70; < Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus -id⁴

Related formstur·gid·i·ty, tur·gid·ness, nountur·gid·ly, adverbun·tur·gid, adjectiveun·tur·gid·ly, adverb

Can be confusedtorpid turbid turgid

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Related Words for turgid

bloated, distended, inflated, puffy, tumescent, tumid

Examples from the Web for turgid

Contemporary Examples of turgid

Why not go for the polar opposite of a turgid straight white guy?
Why Drag Queens Should Handle Disaster Relief
Simon Doonan
June 4, 2010
Smith faxed a turgid apologia over to Bullock on Sunday, a mere three weeks after her relationship with James came to light.
When Mistresses Attack!
Rebecca Dana
April 26, 2010

Historical Examples of turgid

In what turgid melodrama does not just such an episode occur?
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
Here it flowed a sluggish, turgid stream, so sullen, so heavy.
The Twins of Suffering Creek
Ridgwell Cullum
I held her as though all life's turgid danger were powerless to touch us.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930
Various
With a sweep of his arm the man indicated the surface of the turgid flood.
Prairie Flowers
James B. Hendryx
Most of it is turgid, lumpy, fuzzy in texture, squalid in intellect.
Pipefuls
Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for turgid

turgid

adjective

swollen and distended; congested
(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic

Derived Formsturgidity or turgidness, nounturgidly, adverb

Word Origin for turgid

C17: from Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell

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Word Origin and History for turgid

adj.

1610s, from Latin turgidus "swollen, inflated," from turgere "to swell," of unknown origin. Figurative use in reference to prose is from 1725. Related: Turgidly; turgidness.

turgid in Medicine

turgid

[tûr′jĭd]

adj.

Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated; tumid.