ADJECTIVE | all | turgid, bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid | ostentatiously lofty in style |
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all | turgid, puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas |
Sounds | ter'jhihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | ostentatiously lofty in style. | |
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Synonyms | bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid | |
Broader | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
Spanish | bombástico, declamatorio, enfático, hinchado | |
Catalan | declamatori, emfàtic, inflat | |
Nouns | turgidity, turgidness | pompously embellished language |
Adverbs | turgidly | in a turgid manner |
Meaning | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. | |
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Synonyms | puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid | |
Broader | unhealthy | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind |
Spanish | distendido, hinchado, inflado, tumescente, túmido | |
Catalan | distès, inflat, tumescent, túmid |
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