(of style or language) pompous and high-flown; bombastic
Derived forms
turgidity (turˈgidity) or turgidness (ˈturgidness)
noun
turgidly (ˈturgidly)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Latin turgidus, from turgēre to swell
Examples of 'turgent' in a sentence
turgent
Plants showed susceptibility to insect pests, and remained turgent even with high temperatures.
FONTANA, H, MASCARINI, A, FATTA, N 2011, 'Macrosiphonia petraea: Variantes poblacionales con potencial decorativo', RIA: Revista Investigaciones Agropecuariashttp://ria.inta.gov.ar/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RIA_37-3-5_pag256-2601.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)