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turgid [ˈtɜːdʒıd] ADJ

1. turgid:

turgid

肿胀的 zhǒngzhàngde

turgid

浮肿的 fúzhǒngde

2. turgid:

turgid

(言辞或文体)浮夸的 fúkuāde

turgid

华而不实的 huá ér bù shí de

▶ turgidity [tɜːˈdʒıdıtı] N

▶ turgidly ADV

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The five whorls are planulate and turgid below the subcanaliculate sutures. en.wikipedia.org

To be frank, my personal opinion is that it's just a little directionless, turgid even. www.domain.com.au

Capsule, inch long, broad, rather turgid, densely covered with rusty tomentum. en.wikipedia.org

No character deserved our sympathy in this turgid thriller and not one scene seemed natural. en.wikipedia.org

A formidable hodge-podge, turgid and confused -- yet remarkably similar to the present work. en.wikipedia.org

The plants should not be watered during the winter rest or watered sparingly when they begin to shrink and wrinkle only enough to keep them turgid. en.wikipedia.org

Healthy plant cells are turgid and plants rely on turgidity to maintain rigidity. en.wikipedia.org

The board are masters at listening earnestly, nodding sagely and replying with turgid corporate speak. www.telegraph.co.uk

The nuclear whorls are slightly nepionic, and shapelessly turgid, but the penultimate and body whorl are very well sculptured and defined, being acutely spirally bicarinate. en.wikipedia.org

For all its lofty intentions, and pretensions, the music often emerged mechanical, even turgid. www.ft.com

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