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noun
The state or quality of being turgid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: tumescence, tumidity, turgescence, turgor, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, intumescence, inturgescence, nodosity, swelling, swollenness, turgidity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
pompously embellished language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: turgidness, flatulence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness
History
Etymology tree Latin turgidusbor. English turgid Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English turgidity From turgid + -ity.
Across languages
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