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turgid

adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
 
 
/ˈtɜː.dʒɪd/ US  /ˈtɝː-/ formal

Definition

(of speech, writing, style, etc.) too serious about its subject matter; boring: a couple of pages of turgid proseTedious and uninspiringLacking humour turgidity
 
 
/tɜːˈdʒɪd.ɪ.ti/ US  /tɝːˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] formal or specialized
turgidly
 
 
/-li/ adverb formal
(Definition of turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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