turgi-, turge-
(Latin: swollen, bloated, inflated)
turgency
turgescence
turgescent
turgid (adjective), more turgid, most turgid
1. A reference to something which is swollen or bloated: During the heavy rains, the river became more and more turgid and rose dramatically from day to day.
2. Descriptive of language being excessively ornate in expression: Jane wasn't inclined to read any turgid literature which was so complicated, elaborate, and grandiloquent in style as the book that was given to her by her friend Jack.
3. Etymology: Latin turgidus, "swollen, inflated, distended;" from turgere "to swell."
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2. Descriptive of language being excessively ornate in expression: Jane wasn't inclined to read any turgid literature which was so complicated, elaborate, and grandiloquent in style as the book that was given to her by her friend Jack.
3. Etymology: Latin turgidus, "swollen, inflated, distended;" from turgere "to swell."
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