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Meaning
Adj
●
Distended beyond the
natural state
by some
internal
agent
, especially
fluid
, or
expansive
force.
●
Of a
river
,
inundated
with
excess
water as from a
flood
; swollen.
●
Overly
complex
and
difficult
to understand;
grandiloquent
; bombastic.
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Origin
turgid
English
turgidus
Latin
-idus
Latin
turgeo
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bloated
Distended
Inflated
Swelled
Swollen
Tumescent
Tumid
Turgescent
Bombastic
Grandiose
Pompous
Arrogant
Related
Ponderous
Insipid
Overwrought
Florid
Puerile
Dour
Dull
Leaden
Vacuous
Flaccid
Throbbing
Joyless
Tepid
Graceless
Tawdry
Sodden
Quivering
Prolix
Corpulent
Breathless
Mawkish
Putrid
Priapic
Putrescent
Frothy
Sordid
Grotesque
Fleshy
Wretched
Fetid
Laboured
Uninspired
Humourless
Thin
Trite
Flatulent
Thick
Woody
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