turgid C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/ UK /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj swollen or distended; or, of language, pompous and overblown His turgid prose buried a simple point under endless qualifications. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · swollen or distended; or,... swollendistendedbloatedpompousbombasticgrandiloquentinflated ↔ Opposites plainsimpleclearconcisedeflated Word family Derived forms turgidityturgidlyturgidness Related forms turgescentturgor Etymology AI details From Latin turgidus ('swollen, inflated'), from turgere ('to swell, be swollen'), of uncertain further origin. turgidus Latin turgere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # turgid **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/ ## Meanings 1. swollen or distended; or, of language, pompous and overblown ## Examples - His turgid prose buried a simple point under endless qualifications. ## Synonyms - swollen - distended - bloated - pompous - bombastic - grandiloquent - inflated ## Antonyms - plain - simple - clear - concise - deflated ## Derived Forms - turgidity - turgidly - turgidness ## Related Forms - turgescent - turgor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: turgidus - Root: turgere ## Etymology From Latin turgidus ('swollen, inflated'), from turgere ('to swell, be swollen'), of uncertain further origin. ## AI Etymology Turgid is from Latin turgidus ('swollen, inflated'), from turgere ('to swell, be swollen'), of uncertain further origin. Important recorded forms include turgidus (Latin) and turgere (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers swollen or distended; or, of language, pompous and overblown. The wider family includes derived forms such as turgidity, turgidly, and turgidness and related words such as turgescent and turgor. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown