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Definition of Turgid
1. Adjective. Ostentatiously lofty in style. "Tumid political prose"
Exact synonyms: Bombastic, Declamatory, Large, Orotund, Tumid
Similar to: Rhetorical
Derivative terms: Bombast, Largeness, Turgidity, Turgidness
Similar to: Rhetorical
Derivative terms: Bombast, Largeness, Turgidity, Turgidness
2. Adjective. Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. "Puffy tumid flesh"
Exact synonyms: Intumescent, Puffy, Tumescent, Tumid
Similar to: Unhealthy
Derivative terms: Intumescence, Intumescency, Puffiness, Tumesce, Tumescence, Tumidity, Tumidness
Similar to: Unhealthy
Derivative terms: Intumescence, Intumescency, Puffiness, Tumesce, Tumescence, Tumidity, Tumidness
Definition of Turgid
1. 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.
Definition of Turgid
1. Adjective. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of language or style) Tediously pompous or bombastic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turgid
1. swollen [adj] : TURGIDLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Turgid
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