TURGID

/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Scrabble letter values: T1U1R1G2I1D2 = 8

Definition

  1. adjective ostentatiously lofty in style. — synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid
  2. adjective abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. — synonyms: puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid

Examples

  • “a man given to large talk”
  • “tumid political prose”
  • “hungry children with bloated stomachs”

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