Popular Wordlists
  • word of the day

    turgid

    turgid - Dictionary definition and meaning for word turgid

    Definition
    (adj) ostentatiously lofty in style
    Synonyms : bombastic , declamatory , large , orotund , tumid
    Example Sentence
    • a man given to large talk
    • tumid political prose
    Definition
    (adj) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
    Synonyms : intumescent , puffy , tumescent , tumid
    Example Sentence
    • hungry children with bloated stomachs
    • he had a grossly distended stomach
    • eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids
    • swollen hands
    • tumescent tissue
    • puffy tumid flesh
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for turgid

People always tell tragedies by overblowing them

TURGID= (TURBID and TURGID river). If there is extreme turbidity in the river, then the river must a turgid river(swollen),because it washes away the mud from the bank.

Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp