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tur·gid
/
ˈtɜr
dʒɪd
/
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[
tur
-jid
]
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adjective
1.
swollen; distended; tumid.
2.
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic:
turgid
language
.
Origin:
1660–70;
<
Latin
turgidus,
equivalent to
turg
(
ēre
) to swell +
-idus
-id
4
Related forms
tur·gid·i·ty,
tur·gid·ness,
noun
tur·gid·ly,
adverb
un·tur·gid,
adjective
un·tur·gid·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
1.
torpid
,
turbid
,
turgid
;
2.
turbid
,
turgid
.
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World English Dictionary
turgid
(ˈtɜːdʒɪd)
—
adj
1.
swollen and distended; congested
2.
(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic
[C17: from Latin
turgidus
, from
turgēre
to swell]
tur'gidity
—
n
'turgidness
—
n
'turgidly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
turgid
1620, from L. turgidus "swollen, inflated," from turgere "to swell," of unknown origin. Fig. use in reference to prose is from 1725.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
turgid
tur·gid (tûr'jĭd)
adj.
Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated; tumid.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The story inclines to be too
turgid
, eccentric, and overwrought.
Also, read the
turgid
in-room diaries of past occupants' amorous adventures.
Basically by the xylem in woody plants, and by
turgid
plant cells in non-woody
plants.
Erikson's writing is highly compressed and rather
turgid
.
But probably no actor could transcend the
turgid
romantic mush stuffed into the mouths of these three.
The canvas was much too broad and
turgid
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