DictionaryRoot: turgidus
Latin

turgidus

swollen, inflated

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A single overinflated balloon bulges into a taut, swollen shape, illustrating the physical inflation underlying “turgid.”.
adjective

turgid

TER-jid/ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/

Swollen by accumulated fluid.

Etymology

Latin turgidus describes physical swelling or inflation. Applied to prose, that image makes language seem puffed up and overblown rather than simply difficult to understand.

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