turgid
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(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous
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turgid
Whatever it is, it’s certain to be yet another turgid, overhyped foray into Kaufman’s self-referential, self-congratulatory psyche
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1 year, 2 months ago
it looms large in turgid crap like "Law-enforcement personnel apprehended the individual as he was attempting to exit the premises"
on "individual" being used as a synonym for "person"
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7 years, 5 months ago
characterized by crummy, turgid, verbose, abstruse, abstract, solecism-ridden prose
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7 years, 2 months ago