turgid
/ˈtɜːdʒɪd/adjective
उच्चारण टर्जिड
(भाषा) आडंबरपूर्ण, बोझिल, शब्दाडंबर भरा
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disapproving
(of language, a style of writing or speaking) boring, complicated and difficult to understand
(भाषा) आडंबरपूर्ण, बोझिल, शब्दाडंबर भरा
- turgid prose that nobody could follow
- His turgid report was so long and confusing that nobody finished it.
- The report was turgid and full of long, confusing sentences.
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- Students struggled with the turgid prose of the old textbook.
- His turgid speech sent half the room to sleep.
Synonyms bombastic pompous overblown verbose grandiloquent
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technical
(of water or mud) not flowing easily; swollen
(पानी) फूला हुआ, ठहरा हुआ
- the turgid river after the rains
- The turgid water of the canal moved so slowly that boats barely progressed.
- The turgid river carried mud and branches downstream.
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- After the storm, the stream became turgid and brown.
- Cows waded through the turgid pond.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
tur·gid
With -gid (not 'turjid').
अंत में -gid ('turjid' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the pompous-language words together: turgid, bombastic (high-sounding but empty), grandiloquent (using long words to impress), verbose (using too many words), pompous.
आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: turgid, bombastic (ऊँचे-ऊँचे पर खोखले शब्द), grandiloquent (प्रभाव के लिए लंबे शब्द), verbose (बहुत अधिक शब्द), pompous।
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General knowledge
Science: a turgid plant cell is swollen with water.
विज्ञान में turgid पादप कोशिका पानी से फूली होती है।