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turgid Meaning
turgid (s)
ostentatiously lofty in style
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
turgid (a.)
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit.
Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking.
turgid Sentence Examples
- The lecturer's speech was so turgid that many in the audience struggled to stay awake.
- The writer's prose became increasingly turgid as the novel progressed, losing its initial charm.
- Despite its promising premise, the film's plot quickly devolved into a turgid mess.
- His turgid ego prevented him from seeing the truth of the situation.
- The river, swollen from heavy rains, flowed in a turgid rush downstream.
- The politician's speech was filled with turgid rhetoric, devoid of any substance.
- As the debate wore on, the conversation became more and more turgid, with neither side willing to compromise.
- The novel's turgid descriptions of scenery slowed the pace to a crawl.
- She struggled to wade through the turgid waters of academic jargon in the research paper.
- The company's financial report was filled with turgid language that obscured the true state of affairs.
FAQs About the word turgid
ostentatiously lofty in style, abnormally distended especially by fluids or gasDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swe
swollen, tumescent, overinflated, bloated, puffed, varicose,distended, blown,varicosed, ballooned
deflated, deflated,collapsed, collapsed,,detumescent, detumescent
The lecturer's speech was so turgid that many in the audience struggled to stay awake.
The writer's prose became increasingly turgid as the novel progressed, losing its initial charm.
Despite its promising premise, the film's plot quickly devolved into a turgid mess.
His turgid ego prevented him from seeing the truth of the situation.
