Definition of turgid

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Turgid (a.) Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking..

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Turgescency :: Turgescency (n.) Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
Blubbered :: Blubbered (p. p. & a.) Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip..
Turgidity :: Turgidity (n.) The quality or state of being turgid.
Turgent :: Turgent (a.) Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.
Bloat :: Bloat (v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
Turgescent :: Turgescent (a.) Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
High-flown :: High-flown (a.) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language..
Turgid :: Turgid (a.) Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking..
Blower :: Blower (n.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer.
Grandiose :: Grandiose (a.) Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style..
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style..
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style..
Bloodshot :: Bloodshot (a.) Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated..
Tympany :: Tympany (n.) Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness..
Bloat :: Bloat (v. t.) To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness..
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style..
Turgesce :: Turgesce (v. i.) To become turgid; to swell or be inflated.
Flatulent :: Flatulent (a.) Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor..
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..
Turgidous :: Turgidous (a.) Turgid.
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