Turgid
Pronunciation : Tur"gid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.]
Definition : 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit. A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid. Boyle.
2. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking. -- Tur"gid*ly, adv. -- Tur"gid*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913