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turgid
UK
/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
US
/ˈtɜrdʒɪd/
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turgid
adjective
more turgid
Comp.
most turgid
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UK
/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
US
/ˈtɜrdʒɪd/
turgide
The river was turgid after the heavy rains, overflowing its banks.
La rivière était turgide après les fortes pluies et débordait de son lit.
Additional translations
ampoulé
Se dit d’un style ou d’un discours prétentieux et lourd.
Synonyms
inflated
swollen
distended
pompous
overblown
bombastic
Antonyms
flat
shrunken
diminished
deflated
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turgid
adjective
Swollen and distended or congested.
The river was turgid after the heavy rains, overflowing its banks.
(Of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
The professor's turgid lecture left the students confused and uninterested.
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