turgid
Americanadjective
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swollen; distended; tumid.
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inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic.
turgid language.
adjective
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swollen and distended; congested
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(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic
Other Word Forms
- turgidity noun
- turgidly adverb
- turgidness noun
- unturgid adjective
- unturgidly adverb
Etymology
Origin of turgid
1660–70; < Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg ( ēre ) to swell + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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France ended their turgid November campaign with a lacklustre 48-33 win over the Wallabies after failing to live up to expectations as a swashbuckling side capable of challenging the world's best under coach Fabien Galthie.
From Barron's
Rangers' domestic results are improving under new head coach Rohl, but the quality of the football is still turgid.
From BBC
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.
England did what they had to do, no matter how turgid and uneventful this was.
From BBC
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.
From Salon
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