turgid

• Beschreibt Sprache oder Text, der übermäßig komplex, schwülstig oder langweilig ist; wird auch wörtlich für etwas Geschwollenes oder Aufgeblähtes verwendet.

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.

   Angeschwollen oder aufgedunsen

   • 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.

   Synonymeedematousengorgedenlargedpuffyswollentumescent

   Antonymedeflatedflatshriveledshrunken

2. Bombastic or overly complexC2formal

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

   Schwülstig oder übermäßig komplex

   • 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.

   Synonymebombasticflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentornateoverblownpompous

   Antonymeclearconcisenaturalplainsimplestraightforwardunadorned