turgid
Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or…Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
» He pressed his turgid sex against the center of her womanhood.
Meaning
3 sensesDistended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
I have a turgid limb.
geschwollen, aufgeblasen, angeschwollen
опу́хшийopúxšij
Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
geschwollen, aufgeblasen, schwülstig
напы́щенныйnapýščennyj, помпе́зныйpompéznyj
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- ostentatiously lofty in style
Examples
1 sentencesHe pressed his turgid sex against the center of her womanhood.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turgeō (“to swell”).From Latin turgidus (“swollen, inflated”), from turgeō (“to swell”).
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Forms
more turgid, most turgid| Comparative | more turgid Lesson |
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| Superlative | most turgid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
25 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form