turgidness


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tur·gid

 (tûr′jĭd)
adj.
1. Excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent: turgid prose.
2. Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated: a turgid bladder; turgid veins.
[Latin turgidus, from turgēre, to be swollen.]
tur·gid′i·ty, tur′gid·ness n.
tur′gid·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.turgidness - pompously embellished languageturgidness - pompously embellished language  
turgidity, flatulence
long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, wordiness, windiness - boring verbosity
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