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Turgid — Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turgid — turgíd adj. m., pl. turgízi; f. sg. turgídă, pl. turgíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic TURGÍD, Ă adj. (Liv.) Care este inflamat; plin cu un lichid; umflat. ♦ Bosumflat, supărat. [cf … Dicționar Român
turgid — I adjective bombastic, circumlocutory, declamatory, diffuse, digressive, euphuistic, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high flown, inflated, long winded, magniloquent, orotund, periphrastic, pleonastic, plethoric, pompous, prolix, puffed up,… … Law dictionary
turgid us — index inflated (enlarged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turgid — (adj.) 1610s, from L. turgidus swollen, inflated, from turgere to swell, of unknown origin. Figurative use in reference to prose is from 1725. Related: Turgidly; turgidness … Etymology dictionary
turgid — tumid, *inflated, flatulent Analogous words: expanded, distended, amplified, swollen (see EXPAND): magniloquent, grandiloquent, *rhetorical, bombastic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
turgid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) swollen and distended or congested. 2) (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. DERIVATIVES turgidity noun turgidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin turgidus, from turgere to swell … English terms dictionary
turgid — [tʉr′jid] adj. [L turgidus < turgere, to swell] 1. swollen; distended 2. bombastic; pompous; grandiloquent SYN. BOMBASTIC turgidity n. turgidness turgidly adv … English World dictionary
turgid — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)ʤɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe something such as a piece of writing or a film as turgid, you think it is boring and difficult to understand. He used to make extremely dull, turgid and frankly boring speeches... The rest of the… … English dictionary
turgid — adjective Etymology: Latin turgidus, from turgēre to be swollen Date: 1620 1. being in a state of distension ; swollen, tumid < turgid limbs >; especially exhibiting turgor 2. excessively embellished in style or language ; bombastic, pompous … New Collegiate Dictionary
