turgid
turgid definition
tur·gid (tʉr′jid)
adjective
- swollen; distended
- bombastic; pompous; grandiloquent
Etymology: L turgidus < turgere, to swell
Related Forms:
- turgidity tur·gid′·ity noun or turgidness tur′·gid·ness
- turgidly tur′·gidly adverb
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