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turgid - What does it mean?

Definition of 'turgid'

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
  • I have a turgid limb.
  • (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
  • Synonyms

    * (distended beyond the natural state) bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumid * (tediously pompous) bombastic, grandiose, pompous