TUR'GID, adjective [Latin turgidus, from turgeo, to swell.] 1. Swelled; bloated; distended beyond its natural state by some internal agent or expansive force. A bladder held by the fire grew turgid More generally, the word is applied to an enlarged part of the body; as a turgid limb. 2. Tumid; pompous; inflated; bombastic; as a turgid style; a turgid manner of talking.
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