Definition of turgid in English:

turgid

adjective ˈtəːdʒɪdˈtərdʒəd

1Swollen and distended or congested.
肿胀的，肿大的，膨胀的
a turgid and fast-moving river
一条水量上涨、流势湍急的河。
Example sentencesExamples
- Last month more than 35,000 salmon died in the Klamath River, smothered by low flows and turgid waters.
- Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman.
- The pace was surprisingly quick considering some of the turgid stuff played in Ebdon's previous match, although the 30-year-old had promised to play a more open game against the fourth seed.
- The river is a brown, turgid worm as broad as a peaty salmon-spawn stream.
- She talked of her French ancestors who swam 30 miles down the turgid Mississippi river from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota.
Synonyms
swollen, congested
in spate, in flood
2(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
（语言，文体）浮夸的，夸张的
some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert
关于艾伯特王子之死的浮华诗篇。
Example sentencesExamples
- The writing style I found to be turgid, which from a professor of communications is a rather frightening concept.
- Matters aren't helped either by her desperately turgid prose style, which is likely to turn off all but the most conscientious of readers.
- The style was turgid, the characters were poorly outlined and too ‘original’.
- They might think it sounds horribly self-important, turgid, avant-garde and inaccessible.
- Its style is turgid and convoluted.
- Some entries are rather turgid, and others wonderfully pretentious.
- They eschew narrative, write in turgid, jargon-ridden prose and concentrate on micro-topics instead of the big picture.
- I observed that his prose was turgid and his character pompous, which is correct on both counts.
- Faced with this tediously turgid presentation, my eyes glossed over, and only masochistic perseverance got me through.
- Breakfast rooms across India display a vista of glazed eyes ploughing wearily through the turgid, circumlocutory language of the morning papers.
- The book has its tedious and turgid passages, but the work is held together by a genuine sense of protest, first of all, against the brutality and irrationality of the penal system.
- Much of what passes for architectural writing, particularly in academia, is turgid and stilted.
- The movie is a turgid, pretentious piece of work that may have played well on the page, but is too heavy and slow-moving to work on the big screen.
- As an orator or ‘communicator’ he was terrible, with one turgid cliché following another, delivered in a folksy drone punctuated by wags of the head.
- The crowd of nearly 13,000 were left to ponder on a turgid first half, but any thoughts that they were being short-changed were quickly dispelled when the teams reappeared.
- I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language.
- Sir Samuel has a flowing style of writing that never gets bogged down or turgid.
- The majority of them are written in a boring, turgid style.
- The style is rather turgid, and the author is so wrapped up in ‘discourse theory’ that he loses sight of the issues themselves.
- The Official is a turgid, overlong, and repetitive mix, with precious few hooks to make the ferocious, concussive breakbeats go down more easily.
Synonyms
bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund
stodgy, ponderous, laboured, strained, stilted
informal highfalutin, purple, windy
rare tumid, euphuistic, fustian, sesquipedalian, Ossianic

Derivatives

turgidity

noun təːˈdʒɪdɪtitərˈdʒɪdədi

Any fears of unnecessary verbosity and turgidity are misplaced.
Example sentencesExamples
- The subsequent wilting phase affects the turgidity of the whole flower and there is a loss of colour intensity.
- I won't try to quote him because, quite frankly, this is one of the most turgidly written books I have ever come across - in a discipline where turgidity is highly prized.
- Those who post articles here or set up new websites aren't afraid of length or turgidity, and this is territory where issues is not a bad word.

turgidly

adverb ˈtəːdʒɪdliˈtərdʒədli

The keyboards were among the worst, least responsive and accurate I've ever used anywhere, and the operating system seemed turgidly slow and reluctant even when compared with my four-year old Celeron 400 system.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not referring here to fidgeting uncomfortably while an unseasoned actor lurches turgidly through thousands of rhyming couplets.
- The day I was there, the head of the OEB hearing panel was turgidly churning through a ruling on energy conservation plans.
- I won't try to quote him because, quite frankly, this is one of the most turgidly written books I have ever come across - in a discipline where turgidity is highly prized.
- Instead I read him a passage from his book - a long, redundant, turgidly written paragraph, one of many - and asked him how he could possibly have written that.

turgidness

noun

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin turgidus, from turgere 'to swell'.

Definition of turgid in US English:

turgid

adjectiveˈtərjədˈtərdʒəd

1Swollen and distended or congested.
肿胀的，肿大的，膨胀的
a turgid and fast-moving river
一条水量上涨、流势湍急的河。
Example sentencesExamples
- The river is a brown, turgid worm as broad as a peaty salmon-spawn stream.
- She talked of her French ancestors who swam 30 miles down the turgid Mississippi river from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota.
- The pace was surprisingly quick considering some of the turgid stuff played in Ebdon's previous match, although the 30-year-old had promised to play a more open game against the fourth seed.
- Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman.
- Last month more than 35,000 salmon died in the Klamath River, smothered by low flows and turgid waters.
Synonyms
swollen, congested
1. 1.1 (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
  （语言，文体）浮夸的，夸张的
  some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert
  关于艾伯特王子之死的浮华诗篇。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Official is a turgid, overlong, and repetitive mix, with precious few hooks to make the ferocious, concussive breakbeats go down more easily.
  Sir Samuel has a flowing style of writing that never gets bogged down or turgid.
  The writing style I found to be turgid, which from a professor of communications is a rather frightening concept.
  Its style is turgid and convoluted.
  They eschew narrative, write in turgid, jargon-ridden prose and concentrate on micro-topics instead of the big picture.
  Some entries are rather turgid, and others wonderfully pretentious.
  Much of what passes for architectural writing, particularly in academia, is turgid and stilted.
  Breakfast rooms across India display a vista of glazed eyes ploughing wearily through the turgid, circumlocutory language of the morning papers.
  The majority of them are written in a boring, turgid style.
  Matters aren't helped either by her desperately turgid prose style, which is likely to turn off all but the most conscientious of readers.
  I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language.
  Faced with this tediously turgid presentation, my eyes glossed over, and only masochistic perseverance got me through.
  The style is rather turgid, and the author is so wrapped up in ‘discourse theory’ that he loses sight of the issues themselves.
  The book has its tedious and turgid passages, but the work is held together by a genuine sense of protest, first of all, against the brutality and irrationality of the penal system.
  The style was turgid, the characters were poorly outlined and too ‘original’.
  The crowd of nearly 13,000 were left to ponder on a turgid first half, but any thoughts that they were being short-changed were quickly dispelled when the teams reappeared.
  They might think it sounds horribly self-important, turgid, avant-garde and inaccessible.
  I observed that his prose was turgid and his character pompous, which is correct on both counts.
  As an orator or ‘communicator’ he was terrible, with one turgid cliché following another, delivered in a folksy drone punctuated by wags of the head.
  The movie is a turgid, pretentious piece of work that may have played well on the page, but is too heavy and slow-moving to work on the big screen.
  Synonyms
  bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund

Usage

On the differences in use between turgid and turbid, see turbid

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin turgidus, from turgere ‘to swell’.

单词	turgid
释义	Definition of turgid in English: turgid adjective ˈtəːdʒɪdˈtərdʒəd 1Swollen and distended or congested. 肿胀的，肿大的，膨胀的 a turgid and fast-moving river 一条水量上涨、流势湍急的河。 Example sentencesExamples Last month more than 35,000 salmon died in the Klamath River, smothered by low flows and turgid waters. Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman. The pace was surprisingly quick considering some of the turgid stuff played in Ebdon's previous match, although the 30-year-old had promised to play a more open game against the fourth seed. The river is a brown, turgid worm as broad as a peaty salmon-spawn stream. She talked of her French ancestors who swam 30 miles down the turgid Mississippi river from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota. Synonyms swollen, congested in spate, in flood 2(of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. （语言，文体）浮夸的，夸张的 some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert 关于艾伯特王子之死的浮华诗篇。 Example sentencesExamples The writing style I found to be turgid, which from a professor of communications is a rather frightening concept. Matters aren't helped either by her desperately turgid prose style, which is likely to turn off all but the most conscientious of readers. The style was turgid, the characters were poorly outlined and too ‘original’. They might think it sounds horribly self-important, turgid, avant-garde and inaccessible. Its style is turgid and convoluted. Some entries are rather turgid, and others wonderfully pretentious. They eschew narrative, write in turgid, jargon-ridden prose and concentrate on micro-topics instead of the big picture. I observed that his prose was turgid and his character pompous, which is correct on both counts. Faced with this tediously turgid presentation, my eyes glossed over, and only masochistic perseverance got me through. Breakfast rooms across India display a vista of glazed eyes ploughing wearily through the turgid, circumlocutory language of the morning papers. The book has its tedious and turgid passages, but the work is held together by a genuine sense of protest, first of all, against the brutality and irrationality of the penal system. Much of what passes for architectural writing, particularly in academia, is turgid and stilted. The movie is a turgid, pretentious piece of work that may have played well on the page, but is too heavy and slow-moving to work on the big screen. As an orator or ‘communicator’ he was terrible, with one turgid cliché following another, delivered in a folksy drone punctuated by wags of the head. The crowd of nearly 13,000 were left to ponder on a turgid first half, but any thoughts that they were being short-changed were quickly dispelled when the teams reappeared. I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language. Sir Samuel has a flowing style of writing that never gets bogged down or turgid. The majority of them are written in a boring, turgid style. The style is rather turgid, and the author is so wrapped up in ‘discourse theory’ that he loses sight of the issues themselves. The Official is a turgid, overlong, and repetitive mix, with precious few hooks to make the ferocious, concussive breakbeats go down more easily. Synonyms bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund stodgy, ponderous, laboured, strained, stilted informal highfalutin, purple, windy rare tumid, euphuistic, fustian, sesquipedalian, Ossianic Derivatives turgidity noun təːˈdʒɪdɪtitərˈdʒɪdədi Any fears of unnecessary verbosity and turgidity are misplaced. Example sentencesExamples The subsequent wilting phase affects the turgidity of the whole flower and there is a loss of colour intensity. I won't try to quote him because, quite frankly, this is one of the most turgidly written books I have ever come across - in a discipline where turgidity is highly prized. Those who post articles here or set up new websites aren't afraid of length or turgidity, and this is territory where issues is not a bad word. turgidly adverb ˈtəːdʒɪdliˈtərdʒədli The keyboards were among the worst, least responsive and accurate I've ever used anywhere, and the operating system seemed turgidly slow and reluctant even when compared with my four-year old Celeron 400 system. Example sentencesExamples I'm not referring here to fidgeting uncomfortably while an unseasoned actor lurches turgidly through thousands of rhyming couplets. The day I was there, the head of the OEB hearing panel was turgidly churning through a ruling on energy conservation plans. I won't try to quote him because, quite frankly, this is one of the most turgidly written books I have ever come across - in a discipline where turgidity is highly prized. Instead I read him a passage from his book - a long, redundant, turgidly written paragraph, one of many - and asked him how he could possibly have written that. turgidness noun Origin Early 17th century: from Latin turgidus, from turgere 'to swell'. Definition of turgid in US English: turgid adjectiveˈtərjədˈtərdʒəd 1Swollen and distended or congested. 肿胀的，肿大的，膨胀的 a turgid and fast-moving river 一条水量上涨、流势湍急的河。 Example sentencesExamples The river is a brown, turgid worm as broad as a peaty salmon-spawn stream. She talked of her French ancestors who swam 30 miles down the turgid Mississippi river from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota. The pace was surprisingly quick considering some of the turgid stuff played in Ebdon's previous match, although the 30-year-old had promised to play a more open game against the fourth seed. Pale sunlight filters through the trees that overhang the water's edge, throwing veiled patches of gold onto the turgid brown river where cattle drink under the watchful eye of a young herdsman. Last month more than 35,000 salmon died in the Klamath River, smothered by low flows and turgid waters. Synonyms swollen, congested 1.1 (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. （语言，文体）浮夸的，夸张的 some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert 关于艾伯特王子之死的浮华诗篇。 Example sentencesExamples The Official is a turgid, overlong, and repetitive mix, with precious few hooks to make the ferocious, concussive breakbeats go down more easily. Sir Samuel has a flowing style of writing that never gets bogged down or turgid. The writing style I found to be turgid, which from a professor of communications is a rather frightening concept. Its style is turgid and convoluted. They eschew narrative, write in turgid, jargon-ridden prose and concentrate on micro-topics instead of the big picture. Some entries are rather turgid, and others wonderfully pretentious. Much of what passes for architectural writing, particularly in academia, is turgid and stilted. Breakfast rooms across India display a vista of glazed eyes ploughing wearily through the turgid, circumlocutory language of the morning papers. The majority of them are written in a boring, turgid style. Matters aren't helped either by her desperately turgid prose style, which is likely to turn off all but the most conscientious of readers. I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language. Faced with this tediously turgid presentation, my eyes glossed over, and only masochistic perseverance got me through. The style is rather turgid, and the author is so wrapped up in ‘discourse theory’ that he loses sight of the issues themselves. The book has its tedious and turgid passages, but the work is held together by a genuine sense of protest, first of all, against the brutality and irrationality of the penal system. The style was turgid, the characters were poorly outlined and too ‘original’. The crowd of nearly 13,000 were left to ponder on a turgid first half, but any thoughts that they were being short-changed were quickly dispelled when the teams reappeared. They might think it sounds horribly self-important, turgid, avant-garde and inaccessible. I observed that his prose was turgid and his character pompous, which is correct on both counts. As an orator or ‘communicator’ he was terrible, with one turgid cliché following another, delivered in a folksy drone punctuated by wags of the head. The movie is a turgid, pretentious piece of work that may have played well on the page, but is too heavy and slow-moving to work on the big screen. Synonyms bombastic, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical, orotund Usage On the differences in use between turgid and turbid, see turbid Origin Early 17th century: from Latin turgidus, from turgere ‘to swell’.
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