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turgid
tur·gid [ túrjid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. pompous and overcomplicated: pompous, boring, and overcomplicated
a turgid speech
2. overflowing: swollen and overflowing
3. medicine distended: swollen or distended by a buildup of fluid
[Early 17th century. < Latin turgidus< turgere "swell"]

tur·gid·i·ty [ tur jíddətee ] noun
tur·gid·ly [ túrjidlee ] adverb

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See turbid.
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