turgid

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/ UK /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
swollen or distended; or, of language, pompous and overblown

His turgid prose buried a simple point under endless qualifications.

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Synonyms

1 adj · swollen or distended; or,... swollendistendedbloatedpompous bombastic grandiloquent inflated

Opposites

plain simple clear concise deflated

Word family

Derived forms turgidityturgidlyturgidness

Related forms turgescentturgor

Etymology

From Latin turgidus ('swollen, inflated'), from turgere ('to swell, be swollen'), of uncertain further origin.

turgidus Latin turgere Latin

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Communication

# 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
- Communication

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