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turgid

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

    "I have a turgid limb."

    Similar: bloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen

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

    Similar: bombastic, grandiose, pompous

Synonymsbloated, distended, inflated, swelled, swollen, tumescent

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