Turgid (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's turgid speech was filled with grandiose phrases and empty promises.
- The professor's writing style was so turgid that even his colleagues struggled to decipher his meaning.
- The novel's turgid prose made it a chore to read, despite its intriguing plot.
- The company's mission statement was a turgid exercise in corporate jargon, devoid of any real substance.
- The poet's turgid language and overwrought metaphors made his work more laughable than profound.
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Meaning 2
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh".
Classification
All adjective clusters.