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Meaning of turgid in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈtərdʒəd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    turgid

    Definitions

    1. ostentatiously lofty in style

    Examples

    • « a man given to large talk »
    • « tumid political prose »

    Synonyms

    • rhetorical
  2. 2. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

    Examples

    • « hungry children with bloated stomachs »
    • « he had a grossly distended stomach »
    • « eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids »
    • « swollen hands »
    • « tumescent tissue »
    • « puffy tumid flesh »

    Synonyms

    • unhealthy

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