turgidly

• Adverb, das bedeutet „in geschwollener, aufgedunsener oder schwülstig übertriebener Art“. Es kann etwas körperlich Aufgedunsenes beschreiben (z. B. einen Fluss oder ein Körperteil) oder, häufiger im übertragenen Sinn, eine Rede oder einen Text, die übermäßig blumig, schwülstig oder hochtrabend sind.

An adverb meaning "in a swollen, distended, or pompously inflated manner." It can describe something physically swollen (e.g., a river or body part) or, more commonly in figurative use, speech or writing that is overly elaborate, bombastic, or grandiloquent.

1. In a swollen or inflated mannerC2formal

   In a way that is swollen, distended, or filled with fluid.

   Geschwollen

   • The river flowed turgidly after the heavy rains.
   • His veins stood out turgidly on his hands.
   • The plant's leaves hung turgidly from overwatering.

2. In a pompous or overly elaborate styleC2formal

   In a manner that is excessively ornate, bombastic, or inflated in language or style.

   Schwülstig

   • The politician spoke turgidly, using complex words to impress the audience.
   • He wrote turgidly, filling his essays with unnecessary metaphors.
   • The professor lectured turgidly, making the simple topic seem complicated.

   Synonymebombasticallyfloridlygrandiloquentlymagniloquentlypompouslypretentiously

   Antonymeclearlyplainlysimplystraightforwardly