English adjective: turgid | |||
1. | turgid ostentatiously lofty in style | ||
Samples | A man given to large talk. Tumid political prose. | ||
Synonyms | bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid | ||
Similar | rhetorical | ||
Antonyms | unrhetorical | ||
2. | turgid abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||
Samples | Hungry children with bloated stomachs. He had a grossly distended stomach. Eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids. Swollen hands. Tumescent tissue. Puffy tumid flesh. | ||
Synonyms | intumescent, puffy, tumescent, tumid | ||
Similar | unhealthy | ||
Antonyms | healthy | ||