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turgid

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore T words

swollen, or pompous and overblown in language

Word origin: From Latin turgere, to swell.

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In a sentence

Turgid in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing turgid in a sentence.

His turgid prose buried a simple idea under layers of needless ornament.

The report's turgid prose buried its few useful findings under paragraphs of inflated jargon.

Synonyms
bombasticgrandiloquentinflatedswollen
Antonyms
plainsimplelucid
Usage & nuance

Using “turgid” well

Turgid means either physically swollen or, of language, pompous and overblown. In academic critique the second sense dominates; do not confuse it with turbid, which means cloudy or muddy.

Common questions

Questions about “turgid

Turgid (adjective) means swollen, or pompous and overblown in language
Here is turgid used in an example sentence: "His turgid prose buried a simple idea under layers of needless ornament." Another example: "The report's turgid prose buried its few useful findings under paragraphs of inflated jargon."
Common synonyms for turgid include bombastic, grandiloquent, inflated, swollen.
Antonyms of turgid include plain, simple, lucid.
Clusters with bombastic, grandiloquent, and inflated in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms plain, simple, and lucid mark the opposite, and turbid is a deceptive look-alike.
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