Turgid and Verbose

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Turgid

Turgid adjective - Enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure.
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Verbose and turgid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Verbose" instead an adjective "Turgid".
Nearby Word: turgidly

Verbose

Verbose adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.
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Turgid and verbose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Turgid" instead an adjective "Verbose".
Nearby Words: verbosity, verbosely

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  • Literature / Cold Comfort Farm Occasionally, the novel features absurdly verbose, turgid descriptions of "golden orbs" and "engorged hills", which are lampshaded by having star-ratings in the margins according to how purple the prose gets.
    Source: Literature / Cold Comfort Farm
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