English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Result for Turgid

Turgid (a.)
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit.
Turgid (a.)
Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking.