turgid

WOTD – 12 August 2007    

English

Etymology

From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from Latin turgeō (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈtɝːdʒɪd/, /ˈtɝːɡɪd/

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Adjective

turgid (comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid)

1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

   I have a turgid limb.

2. (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

Related terms

• turgescent
• turgidity
• turgidness
• turgor
• turgidigitation
• turgerific
• turgestion
• turgidification

Translations

distended beyond natural state

• Dutch: gezwollen (nl), opgezwollen (nl)
• Galician: turxescente (gl)
• Irish: borrtha (ga)
• Italian: turgido (it)

• Latin: turgidus (la)
• Russian: опухший (ru) (opúxšij) 
• Swedish: uppsvullen (sv), svulstig (sv)

pompous or bombastic

• Dutch: gezwollen (nl), wollig (nl)
• Latin: turgidus (la)

• Russian: напыщенный (ru) (napýščennyj) , помпезный (ru) (pompéznyj)