turgidlyadv.
In a turgid, inflated, or swollen manner; in turgid style or language.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > bombastically
swellinglya1652
turgidly1668
mouthingly1671
mouthishly1797
bombastically1803
tumidly1822
sophomorically1889
bombastly-
the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adverb] > in swelling manner > in swollen manner
tumidly1822
turgidly1846
puffily1851
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues ii. xviii. 282 A kind of Lunacy..that reigns thus turgidly in Cuphophron's copious Harangue.
1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 344 Interstices..usually throughout turgidly elevated.
1910 Spectator 29 Oct. 696/2 He..puts turgidly and obscurely what could far better have been expressed in homely idioms.
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