Definitions
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Word origin
From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turgeō (“to swell”).
Used in a sentence
“I have a turgid limb.”
“The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains.”
“Sounding rather suspiciously like Professor H. Bloom’s turgid studies of artistic influenza[…]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Swollen and pompous”6 letters
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