turgid

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈtɝdʒɪd/

Adjective

turgid

1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

   Synonyms: bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgescent

   I have a turgid limb.

2. (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

   Synonyms: bombastic, grandiose, pompous

Related terms

• turgescence
• turgescent
• turgidity
• turgidness
• turgor

Translations

• French: turgide
• German: geschwollen, aufgeblasen, angeschwollen
• Italian: turgido
• Portuguese: túrgido
• Russian: опу́хший
• Spanish: turgente, túrgido (poetic)

Translations

• German: geschwollen, aufgeblasen, schwülstig
• Portuguese: empolado
• Russian: напы́щенный
• Spanish: ampuloso

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