gezwollen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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turgid
adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
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varicose
adj Describing veins that are abnormally swollen, twisted, and enlarged, usually in the legs.
Senses
gezwollen is used for these senses in English:
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turgid
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
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turgid
(of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
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varicose
(usually of a vein or set of veins) Abnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
turgid — full definition
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adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
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adj Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
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adj Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
