turgid

Etymology

From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from Latin turgeō (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝdʒɪd/

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Adjective

turgid (comparative more turgid, superlative most turgid)

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

   I have a turgid limb.

2. (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.