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Meaning of turgid in English
Pronunciation
/ˈtərdʒəd/
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Classifying Adjective
turgid
Definitions
1.
ostentatiously lofty in style
Examples
« a man given to large talk »
« tumid political prose »
Synonyms
rhetorical
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