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View usage for: (tɜːʳdʒɪd) adjectiveIf you describe something such as a piece of writing or a film as turgid, you think it is boring and difficult to understand. He used to make extremely dull, turgid and frankly boring speeches. The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid by comparison. Synonyms: pompous, inflated, windy, high-flown More Synonyms of turgid More Synonyms of turgid turgid in British English (ˈtɜːdʒɪd) adjective1. swollen and distended; congested 2. (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 turgid in American English (ˈtɜrdʒɪd) adjective2. bombastic; pompous; grandiloquent SIMILAR WORDS: bomˈbastic Derived forms turgidity (turˈgidity) noun or ˈturgidness turgidly (ˈturgidly) adverb Word origin L turgidus < turgere, to swell Examples of 'turgid' in a sentenceturgid Definition (of language) pompous, boring, and hard to understand He used to make dull, turgid and boring speeches. Synonyms flowery fulsome arty-farty (informal) fustian orotund sesquipedalian tumid Synonyms bulging congested puffed up tumescent tumid - turbulent
- turf
- turf someone out
- turgid
- turmoil
- turn
- turn a blind eye to or close your eyes to
Additional synonymsDefinition using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. Synonyms pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, flowery, bombastic, high-sounding, fustian, orotund, magniloquentDefinition impressive, or meant to impress Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything. Synonyms pretentious, ambitious, extravagant, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, showy, ostentatious, bombasticDefinition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquentSome of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. Synonyms elaborate, involved, fancy, detailed, complex, complicated, decorated, extravagant, ornamented, high-flown, ornate, fussy, showy, ostentatious, bombastic, hyperbolic, grandiloquentThey had an inflated idea of how good they were. Synonyms exaggerated, excessive, swollen, amplified, hyped, exalted (informal), overblownDefinition (of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. Synonyms pompous, elevated, lofty, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, exalted (informal), overblown, stilted, turgid, bombastic, sonorous, grandiloquent, high-sounding, declamatory, arty-farty (informal), orotund the ostentatious lifestyle of the super-rich Synonyms pretentious, extravagant, flamboyant, flash (informal), loud, dashing, inflated, conspicuous, vulgar, brash, high-flown, flashy, pompous, flaunted, flaunting, grandiose, crass, gaudy, showy, swanky (informal), snobbish, puffed up, specious, boastful, obtrusive, highfalutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent, bling (slang) The book contains a heavy dose of overblown lyrical description. Synonyms inflated, rhetorical, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, flowery, florid, turgid, bombastic, windy, grandiloquent, high-sounding, fustian, orotund, magniloquent, aureate, euphuistic Definition vulgarly showy He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art. Synonyms affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous, assuming, hollow, inflated, extravagant, high-flown, flaunting, grandiose, conceited, showy, ostentatious, snobbish, puffed up, bombastic, specious, grandiloquent, vainglorious, high-sounding, highfalutin (informal), overambitious, arty-farty (informal), magniloquentDefinition swelling out a bulbous nose and large protuberant eyes Synonyms bulging, popping, proud (dialect), prominent, swelling, swollen, hanging over, beetling, protruding, jutting, bulbous, gibbous, protrusive Additional synonymsHer cheeks were puffy with crying. Synonyms swollen, enlarged, inflated, inflamed, bloated, puffed up, distendedDefinition (of speech, writing, or behaviour) formal or pompous His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling. Synonyms stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), fustian Definition (of an organ or part of the body) enlarged or swollen Synonyms swollen, enlarged, inflated, bulging, bloated, puffy, puffed up, distended, tumescent, protuberantDefinition long-winded or pompous I have a horror of turning into a windy old bore. Synonyms pompous, empty, rambling, diffuse, meandering, long-winded, turgid, wordy, garrulous, bombastic, boastful, loquacious, verbose, prolix |