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turgid [ˈtɜ:dʒɪd, Am ˈtɜ:r-] ADJ

1. turgid (swollen):

turgid

опу́хший

turgid

разду́тый

2. turgid pej (pompous):

turgid

высокопа́рный

turgid

напы́щенный

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But the turgid nature of the debate should not be taken to mean that it is unimportant. www.spiked-online.com

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

But it's also complicated and turgid, sort of like a lecture from a professor who left his sense of humor in his other suit. en.wikipedia.org

But let us not go back to turgid ways. www.telegraph.co.uk

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

Maybe we're still able to put this turgid and hidebound novel down - and start writing a fresh new story ourselves. www.earthtimes.org

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

Red, white, gold and black form the dominant colour field, in which the thick turgid strokes reconfigure. en.wikipedia.org

Critical reception of the album has tended to focus on its thematic bleakness and the turgid noisiness of its instrumentation. en.wikipedia.org

Though not quite as incomprehensible, it was equally turgid. en.wikipedia.org

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