TURGID


Meaning of TURGID in English

— turgidity, turgidness , n. — turgidly , adv.

/terr"jid/ , adj.

1. swollen; distended; tumid.

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

[ 1660-70; turgidus, equiv. to turg ( ere ) to swell + -idus -ID 4 ]

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