# turgid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɜː.d͡ʒɪd/ · frequency rank #64,078

## Definitions
1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
2. Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
3. Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turgid