Word Meaning

turgid definition and meaning

a. 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. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking.

Crossword clues for turgid

- Bombastic