turgid
11turgid — adjective Etymology: Latin turgidus, from turgēre to be swollen Date: 1620 1. being in a state of distension ; swollen, tumid < turgid limbs >; especially exhibiting turgor 2. excessively embellished in style or language ; bombastic, pompous …
12turgid — SYN: tumid. [L. turgidus, swollen, fr. turgeo, to swell] * * * tur·gid tər jəd adj being in a normal or abnormal state of distension: SWOLLEN, TUMID <turgid limbs> <turgid living cells> * * * tur·gid (turґjid) [L. turgidus] swollen… …
13turgid — tur|gid [ˈtə:dʒıd US ˈtə:r ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: turgidus, from turgere to be swollen ] 1.) turgid writing or speech is boring and difficult to understand = ↑dull ▪ a turgid Social Science textbook 2.) full and swollen… …
14turgid — adjective 1 turgid writing or speech is boring and difficult to understand: The whole play is turgid, amateurish drivel. 2 formal full and swollen with liquid or air turgidly adverb turgidity noun (U) …
15turgid — adjective 1) his turgid prose Syn: bombastic, pompous, overblown, inflated, tumid, high flown, puffed up, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, ornate, grandiloquent, orotund; informal highfalutin, purple Ant …
16turgid — turgidity, turgidness, n. turgidly, adv. /terr jid/, adj. 1. swollen; distended; tumid. 2. inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. [1660 70; < L turgidus, equiv. to turg(ere) to swell + idus ID4] * * * …
17turgid — adjective /ˈtɜːdʒɪd,ˈtɝːdʒɪd,ˈtɝːɡɪd/ a) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force. I have a turgid limb. b) Tediously pompous or bombastic …
18turgid — See turgid, turbid …
19turgid — tur•gid [[t]ˈtɜr dʒɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat swollen; distended; tumid 2) inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70; < L turgidus=turg(ēre) to swell + idus id IV tur•gid′i•ty, tur′gid•ness, n. tur′gid•ly,… …
20turgid — a. swollen; inflated; bombastic. ♦ turgescent, a. becoming turgid. ♦ turgidity, n. ♦ turgor, n. normal rigid state of a cell; turgidity …
