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- [tur-jid]
- /ˈtɜr dʒɪd/
- /ˈtɜː.dʒɪd/
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- [tur-jid]
- /ˈtɜr dʒɪd/
Definitions of turgid word
- adjective turgid swollen; distended; tumid. 1
- adjective turgid inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language. 1
- adjective turgid swollen 1
- adjective turgid prose, etc.: overdone 1
- adjective turgid If you describe something such as a piece of writing or a film as turgid, you think it is boring and difficult to understand. 0
- adjective turgid swollen and distended; congested 0
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Origin of turgid
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Latin turgidus, equivalent to turg(ēre) to swell + -idus -id4
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Parts of speech for Turgid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turgid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
turgid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turgid
adj turgid
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bloated — If someone's body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- distended — increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
- dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
adjective turgid
- caricatured — Simple past tense and past participle of caricature.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- enlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of enlarge.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
adverb turgid
- diffusely — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
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