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tur´gid|ly — tur|gid «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » … Useful english dictionary
tur|gid — «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » … Useful english dictionary
tur´gid|ness — tur|gid «TUR jihd», adjective. 1. puffed out; swollen; bloated; distended. 2. Figurative. using long words and elaborate constructions; bombastic; inflated; pompous; grandiloquent: » … Useful english dictionary
tur·gid — … Useful english dictionary
gid — al·gid; cap·ri·mul·gid; co·ni·op·ter·y·gid; en·er·gid; fri·gid·i·ty; ful·gid; gid; gid·dap; gid·di·fy; gid·di·ly; gid·di·ness; gid·e·on; gid·gee; la·gid·i·um; mag·gid; na·gid; phal·an·gid·ea; phal·an·gid·e·an; py·gid·i·al; py·gid·i·um;… … English syllables
tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… … English syllables
turgid — tur·gid … English syllables
turgidity — tur·gid·i·ty … English syllables
turgidly — tur·gid·ly … English syllables
turgid — tur•gid [[t]ˈtɜr dʒɪd[/t]] adj. 1) pat swollen; distended; tumid 2) inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic: turgid language[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70; < L turgidus=turg(ēre) to swell + idus id IV tur•gid′i•ty, tur′gid•ness, n. tur′gid•ly,… … From formal English to slang
