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Turgent

Tur"gent\, a. [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.]

1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors.

2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.

Recompensed with turgent titles. --Burton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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