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turgid in Irish

turgid in Irish is borrtha — turgid means swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.

turgid in Irish

borrtha
adj
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

What does "turgid" mean?

  1. adj Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
  2. adj Describes a river that has swollen with extra water, as after a flood.
    "The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains."
  3. adj Written or spoken in a needlessly complicated and pompous way.
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turgid in a sentence

  • The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains.

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What is "turgid" in Irish?
"turgid" in Irish is borrtha. turgid means: Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
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