turgid

• Qualifie un style ou un texte excessivement complexe, pompeux ou ennuyeux ; s'emploie aussi littéralement pour désigner quelque chose de gonflé ou d'enflé.

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.

   gonflé ou distendu

   • 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.

   Synonymesedematousengorgedenlargedpuffyswollentumescent

   Antonymesdeflatedflatshriveledshrunken

2. Bombastic or overly complexC2formal

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

   bombastique ou trop complexe (en parlant du langage ou de l'écrit)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbombasticflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentornateoverblownpompous

   Antonymesclearconcisenaturalplainsimplestraightforwardunadorned