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• Turgid — Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• turgid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) swollen and distended or congested. 2) (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. DERIVATIVES turgidity noun turgidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin turgidus, from turgere to swell …   English terms dictionary

• turgid — adjective Etymology: Latin turgidus, from turgēre to be swollen Date: 1620 1. being in a state of distension ; swollen, tumid < turgid limbs >; especially exhibiting turgor 2. excessively embellished in style or language ; bombastic, pompous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• turgid — [ tə:dʒɪd] adjective 1》 swollen and distended or congested. 2》 (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. Derivatives turgidity noun turgidly adverb Origin C17: from L. turgidus, from turgere to swell …   English new terms dictionary

• turgid — /ˈtɜdʒəd / (say terjuhd) adjective 1. pompous or bombastic, as language, style, etc. 2. swollen; distended; tumid. {Latin turgidus} –turgidity /tɜˈdʒɪdəti/ (say ter jiduhtee), turgidness, noun –turgidly, adverb …  

• torpid / turgid —    Torpid means unresponsive, lacking alertness : Prunella tried to elicit answers from the torpid students in front of her.    Turgid means very ornate and decorative : The author s turgid writing style lost my interest quickly. It can also mean …   Confused words

• torpid / turgid —    Torpid means unresponsive, lacking alertness : Prunella tried to elicit answers from the torpid students in front of her.    Turgid means very ornate and decorative : The author s turgid writing style lost my interest quickly. It can also mean …   Confused words

• Turgidly — Turgid Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Turgidness — Turgid Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …   Wikipedia