English Explanatory Dictionary

turgid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
  2. Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
  3. Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɜː.d͡ʒɪd/ /ˈtɚ.d͡ʒɪd/ en-us-turgid.ogg En-us-turgid2.ogg

Word forms

turgid more turgid most turgid

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin turgeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin turgidusbor. English turgid From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turgeō (“to swell”).

Synonyms

bloated distended inflated swelled swollen tumescent tumid turgescent boln bulging bulled extuberant farced nodose puffed protuberant turgid bombastic grandiose pompous

Related words

turgescence turgescent turgidity turgidness turgor
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