a. [ L. turgidus, from turgere to swell. ] 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit. [ 1913 Webster ] A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Tur"gid*ly adv. -- Tur"gid*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
