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turgid

/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/

adjective

Meaning

  • Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

    "I have a turgid limb."

  • (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

Synonyms

bloated,
distended,
inflated,
swelled,
swollen,
tumescent,
tumid,
turgescent,
bombastic,
grandiose,
pompous