turgid in Latin
turgid in Latin is turgidus — turgid means swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
turgid in Latin
turgidus
What does "turgid" mean?
- adj Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
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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."
- adj Written or spoken in a needlessly complicated and pompous way.
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- 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 Latin?
"turgid" in Latin is turgidus. turgid means: Swollen beyond its normal size, usually by fluid pressing outward from inside.
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