turgid

• يُستخدم لوصف اللغة أو الأسلوب عندما يكون مبالغاً فيه في الزخرفة والتفخيم أو ثقيلاً مملاً؛ ويُستعمل أيضاً حرفياً للدلالة على شيء منتفخ أو متورم.

Describes language or writing that is overly complex, pompous, or boring; also used literally to describe something that is swollen or distended.

1. Swollen or distendedC1formal

   Swollen, enlarged, or filled with fluid.

   منتفخ أو متورم

   • The turgid leaves indicated the plant was overwatered.
   • His turgid veins were a sign of poor circulation.
   • The river was turgid after the heavy rains.

   المرادفاتedematousengorgedenlargedpuffyswollentumescent

   الأضدادdeflatedflatshriveledshrunken

2. Bombastic or overly complexC2formal

   Describes language or writing that is excessively ornate, pompous, or difficult to understand.

   منتفخ أو مفرط التعقيد

   • The professor's turgid lecture put half the class to sleep.
   • His writing style is turgid and full of unnecessary jargon.
   • The article was so turgid that I gave up reading it.

   المرادفاتbombasticflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentornateoverblownpompous

   الأضدادclearconcisenaturalplainsimplestraightforwardunadorned