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turgid
adjective
Ostentatiously lofty in style
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ˈtɜːdʒɪd
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adjective
Ostentatiously lofty in style
“A man given to large talk”
adjective
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
“Hungry children with bloated stomachs”
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A man given to large talk
Tumid political prose
Hungry children with bloated stomachs
He had a grossly distended stomach
Eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
Swollen hands
Tumescent tissue
Puffy tumid flesh
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