turgidadjective
uk/ˈtɜː.dʒɪd/us/ˈtɝː.dʒɪd/turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
formal (of speech, writing, style, etc.) too serious about its subject matter; boring:
a couple of pages of turgid prose
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- stolid
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
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Lacking humour
turgid adjective (NOT FLOWING)
formal (of water) not flowing easily:
The river rolled darkly brown and turgid.
turgid adjective (SWOLLEN)
specialized medical (of an organ or living tissue) swollen
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Swellings & lumps
- acoustic neuroma
- adenoma hyperplastic nodules
- angioma
- aortic aneurysm
- atypical lipoma
- goitre
- inflammation
- leiomyoma
- lump
- lymphoedema
- mastitis
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nodule
- oedema
- pancreatic mass
- polyp
- puffy
- swelling
- swollen
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turgidity
noun [ U ] uk/tɜːˈdʒɪd.ə.ti/us/tɝːˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/formal or specialized
turgidly
adverb uk/ˈtɜː.dʒɪd.li/us/ˈtɝː.dʒɪd.li/formal