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turgid
adjective
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- URGI
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/ /ˈtɝdʒɪd/
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
“I have a turgid limb.”
(of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
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Example Sentences
I have a turgid limb.
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