turgid

[tur-jid] /ˈtɜr dʒɪd/
adjective
1.
swollen; distended; tumid.
2.
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic:
turgid language.
Origin
1660-70; < Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus -id4
Related forms
turgidity, turgidness, noun
turgidly, adverb
unturgid, adjective
unturgidly, adverb
Can be confused
torpid, turbid, turgid.
turbid, turgid.
Examples from the web for turgid
  • Also, read the turgid in-room diaries of past occupants' amorous adventures.
  • The canvas was much too broad and turgid, the details too numerous and complex.
  • Erikson's writing is highly compressed and rather turgid.
  • The story inclines to be too turgid, eccentric, and overwrought.
  • But probably no actor could transcend the turgid romantic mush stuffed into the mouths of these three.
  • Basically by the xylem in woody plants, and by turgid plant cells in non-woody plants.
British Dictionary definitions for turgid

turgid

/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
adjective
1.
swollen and distended; congested
2.
(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic
Derived Forms
turgidity, turgidness, noun
turgidly, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell
Word Origin and History for turgid
adj.

1610s, from Latin turgidus "swollen, inflated," from turgere "to swell," of unknown origin. Figurative use in reference to prose is from 1725. Related: Turgidly; turgidness.

turgid in Medicine

turgid tur·gid (tûr'jĭd)
adj.
Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated; tumid.