turgid

== English == === Etymology === From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turgeō (“to swell”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.d͡ʒɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɚ.d͡ʒɪd/ === Adjective === turgid (comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid) Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force. Synonyms: bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgescent Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen. (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic. Synonyms: bombastic, grandiose, pompous ==== Related terms ==== turgescence turgescent turgidity turgidness turgor ==== Translations ====