Turgent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Turgent is an adjective meaning (archaic) swelling, turgid, or tumourous.
Meaning
(archaic) swelling, turgid, or tumourous.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Bombastic; pompous.
Example Sentences
turgent skin
turgent genitals
recompensed with turgent titles
he re-appeared in the hall, marched to the front door, and looked around him with turgent vanity of a pompous turkey-cock
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swollen, tumid, tumefacient, turgid, extuberant, tumescent.
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