turgid

[ tur-jid ]

/ ˈtɜr dʒɪd /

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adjective

swollen; distended; tumid.

inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language.

Origin of turgid

1660–70; <Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus-id⁴

OTHER WORDS FROM turgid

tur·gid·i·ty, tur·gid·ness, nountur·gid·ly, adverbun·tur·gid, adjectiveun·tur·gid·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH turgid

torpid, turbid, turgid

Words nearby turgid

turfy, Turgenev, turgent, turgescence, turgescent, turgid, turgite, turgor, turgor pressure, Turgot, Turin

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Example sentences from the Web for turgid

Smith faxed a turgid apologia over to Bullock on Sunday, a mere three weeks after her relationship with James came to light.
When Mistresses Attack!|Rebecca Dana|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His familiar style was dry and turgid: if the style exhibit the man, how I pity M. de Blacas!
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I|Fleury de Chaboulon.
Here they dropped to a walk as they splashed their way through the turgid stream.
The Twins of Suffering Creek|Ridgwell Cullum
In what raptures have I seen an audience, at the furious fustian and turgid rants in Nat.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor|Samuel James Arnold

Their turgid rhetoric and exaggerated pretence did not seem natural to him.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1|Jacob Dolson Cox
Miss Francis pierced his turgid explanation with a sharp spate of words in what I took to be German.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for turgid

turgid

/ (ˈtɜːdʒɪd) /

adjective

swollen and distended; congested

(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic

Derived forms of turgid

turgidity or turgidness, nounturgidly, adverb

Word Origin for turgid

C17: from Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for turgid

turgid

[ tûr′jĭd ]

adj.

Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated; tumid.

单词	turgid
释义	turgid [ tur-jid ] / ˈtɜr dʒɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR turgid ON THESAURUS.COM adjective swollen; distended; tumid. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. Origin of turgid 1660–70; <Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus-id⁴ OTHER WORDS FROM turgid tur·gid·i·ty, tur·gid·ness, nountur·gid·ly, adverbun·tur·gid, adjectiveun·tur·gid·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH turgid torpid, turbid, turgid Words nearby turgid turfy, Turgenev, turgent, turgescence, turgescent, turgid, turgite, turgor, turgor pressure, Turgot, Turin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turgid Smith faxed a turgid apologia over to Bullock on Sunday, a mere three weeks after her relationship with James came to light. When Mistresses Attack!\|Rebecca Dana\|April 26, 2010\|DAILY BEAST His familiar style was dry and turgid: if the style exhibit the man, how I pity M. de Blacas! Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I\|Fleury de Chaboulon. Here they dropped to a walk as they splashed their way through the turgid stream. The Twins of Suffering Creek\|Ridgwell Cullum In what raptures have I seen an audience, at the furious fustian and turgid rants in Nat. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor\|Samuel James Arnold Their turgid rhetoric and exaggerated pretence did not seem natural to him. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1\|Jacob Dolson Cox Miss Francis pierced his turgid explanation with a sharp spate of words in what I took to be German. Greener Than You Think\|Ward Moore British Dictionary definitions for turgid turgid / (ˈtɜːdʒɪd) / adjective swollen and distended; congested (of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic Derived forms of turgid turgidity or turgidness, nounturgidly, adverb Word Origin for turgid C17: from Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to turgid bloated, distended, inflated, puffy, tumescent, tumid Medical definitions for turgid turgid [ 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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turgid

adjective

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adjective

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Medical definitions for turgid

adj.