Turgid – t er jh ih d
Stiff, swollen or extended
The river was fast and turgid.
Definition adjective
swollen; distended; tumid.
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic:
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Dictionary Entries near turgid
turfy, Turgenev, turgent, turgescence, turgescent, turgid, turgite, turgor, turgor pressure, Turgot, Turin
First recorded
1660–70; <Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus-id4
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