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Webster 1913 Edition

Turgid

Tur′gid

(tûr′jĭd)
,
Adj.
[L.
turgidus
, from
turgere
to swell.]
1.
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; – especially applied to an enlarged part of the body;
as, a
turgid
limb;
turgid
fruit
.
A bladder . . . held near the fire grew
turgid
.
Boyle.
2.
Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous;
as, a
turgid
style of speaking
.
–
Tur′gid-ly
(#)
,
adv.
–
Tur′gid-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Turgid

TUR'GID

,
Adj.
[L. turgidus, from turgeo, to swell.]
1.
Swelled; bloated; distended beyond its natural state by some internal agent or expansive force.
A bladder held by the fire grew turgid.
More generally, the word is applied to an enlarged part of the body; as a turgid limb.
2.
Tumid; pompous; inflated; bombastic; as a turgid style; a turgid manner of talking.

Definition 2024

turgid

turgid

English

Adjective

turgid ‎(comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid)

  1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
    I have a turgid limb.
  2. (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

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Etymology

From Latin turgidus ‎(“swollen, inflated”), from Latin turgeō ‎(“to swell”).

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