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Definition of Turgid

Turgid
Turgid Tur"gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. 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. A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid. --Boyle. 2. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking. -- Tur"gid*ly, adv. -- Tur"gid*ness, n.

Meaning of Turgid from wikipedia

- Look up turgid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall....
- Cladonia turgida or the crazy-scale cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. Cladonia turgida contains atranorin and fumarprotocetraric...
- Epioblasma turgidula, the turgid blossom pearly mussel, turgid riffle s****, turgid-blossom naiad or turgid blossom, was a species of freshwater mussel...
- Retrieved December 7, 2024. Bray, Catherine (December 6, 2024). "Mary reviewturgid bibical tale has you rooting for Anthony Hopkins' hammy Herod". The Guardian...
- also praising DiCaprio, wrote, "It's too bad J. Edgar is so shapeless and turgid and ham-handed, so rich in bad lines and worse readings." Eastwood starred...
- Review: Nicole Kidman Plays Yet Another Miserable Rich Lady in Netflix's Turgid Murder Mystery". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September...
- the fruit too early in the morning; the turgor is high then, and handling turgid fruit releases the peel oils and may cause spoilage. Shelf life of Key limes...
- rattle; the drums don't propel as much as struggle to disguise an all-too-turgid pace; and the rage is both unfocused and leavened with too much narcissistic...
- Review: Nicole Kidman Plays Yet Another Miserable Rich Lady in Netflix's Turgid Murder Mystery". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5...
- elocutionists. Euripides in the Hippolytus makes Theseus speak of the "turgid outpourings of many treatises", which have led his son to follow Orpheus...