turgid
/ˈtɜrdʒɪd/
adjective
- Describing language, writing, or speech that is overly complicated, boring, and full of long, difficult words.
- The professor's turgid lecture put half the class to sleep.
- His essay was so turgid that I couldn't understand his main point.
- The novel's turgid prose made it a chore to read.
- Swollen or puffed out, especially with liquid or fluid.
- His ankle was turgid and painful from the sprain.
- The plant's leaves were turgid after being watered.
- After the rain, the river became turgid with muddy water.