turgid
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from Latin turgere (“to swell”)
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turgid (comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid)
- Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- I have a turgid limb.
- (of language or style) Tediously pompous or bombastic.
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- (distended beyond the natural state): bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumid
- (tediously pompous): bombastic, grandiose, pompous
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distended beyond natural state
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