turgid

adjective tur·gid \ ˈtər-jəd \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Examples: turgid in a Sentence

Definition of turgid

1 : excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic, pompous

turgid prose

2 : being in a state of distension : swollen, tumid

turgid limbs

; especially : exhibiting turgor

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turgidity

play \ˌtər-ˈji-də-tē\ noun

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turgidly

play \ˈtər-jəd-lē\ adverb

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turgidness

noun

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Examples of turgid in a Sentence

turgid leeches having had their fill of blood

Recent Examples of turgid from the Web

Formed in 1968, Josephus foreshadowed heavy metal with the turgid riffs, brutal-but-sparse rhythms, and wildman vocals across their 1970 debut, Dead Man.

— leor galil, Chicago Reader, "Houston proto-metal misfits Josefus make a rare trip to Chicago," 21 June 2018
Russia 🇷🇺 Gifted automatic qualification as the home team, this turgid squad are a good bet to be worst hosts since Seth MacFarlane at the 2013 Oscars.

— roger bennett, GQ, "Un-American Football: Your Guide to Enjoying This Yankee-Free World Cup," 12 June 2018
But their efforts are not enough to lift the turgid dramatics of this work by newcomer Thorne, a Brooklyn College student making her professional playwrighting debut.

— frank scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Peace for Mary Frances': Theater Review," 24 May 2018
The Toffees, who finished the season in eighth place, have been criticised by fans for a number of turgid displays, and the club's hierarchy will be looking to bring in some creative flair in the summer.

— SI.com, "Everton, West Ham & Crystal Palace Reportedly Eye Bargain £12m Move for Stoke Star Xherdan Shaqiri," 14 May 2018
The story of how, over 30 years after its debut, a relatively innocent arcade game starring a giant ape and other oversize beasts underwent a corporate transmogrification and became a turgid, logy sci-fi/action blockbuster.

— glenn kenny, New York Times, "Review: ‘Rampage’ Turns to Rubble, Even Before the Mutant Animals Show Up," 11 Apr. 2018
It was long branded untranslatable, a view reinforced by a turgid rendering published in 1931.

— The Economist, "The real resonances, and warnings, of Weimar Germany," 8 Mar. 2018
But professors who attempt to dress up or show off their learning by employing dense, turgid language do their fields—and their students—a great disservice.

— michael zimm, WSJ, "If You Want Your Child to Succeed, Don’t Sell Liberal Arts Short," 2 Mar. 2018
Smith sprinkles James’s distinctively fresh early style with just the lightest pinch of turgid fussiness — the language is pitch perfect — and his insights into James’s character and mind are flawless.

— john vernon, New York Times, "Two Novels Trace Parallels Between Past and Present, or Create Them," 16 Feb. 2018

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