turgid
adjective/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
/ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/
(formal)- (of language, writing, etc.) boring, complicated and difficult to understand
- turgid prose
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- swollen; containing more water than usual
- the turgid waters of the Thames
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin turgidus, from turgere ‘to swell’.
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