The word of the day is turgid. Isn’t that a lovely word?! Doesn’t it just roll off your tongue? For those of you, like me, who need the definition: swollen, bloated, puffed up; as, “a turgid limb.” (I know, lovely, huh?) What I really like though is its use when it comes to language: swelling in style; bombastic, pompous; as, “a turgid style of speaking.” It’s so ugly; I may have to use it. Why use such prosaic words like “pompous”, when you could use “turgid”?!
*Forgot to credit Dictionary.com for their definitions and word usage.
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in physiology, we call this edema. ; )
Thanks for the medical viewpoint ML, but I still like turgid better! Besides, can you interchange "edema" with "pompous"?! I don't think so... ;-)
As an avid romance reader, you can imagine where I see this word come up a lot. No pun intended. =)
LOL! Wow, do you have special Harvard romance novels? The vocab has certainly advanced since I was reading them. However, that is a very creative use of the word; I'm sure Faulkner would be jealous.
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