1. the quality of being swollen or distended
Usage: medical; technical
2. the quality of being pompous or overly elaborate in style
Usage: literary criticism

Examples

• The doctor noted the turgidness of the patient’s swollen ankle.
• The plant’s leaves showed signs of turgidness after heavy watering.
• Critics complained about the turgidness of the author’s prose style.
• The speech suffered from turgidness that obscured its main points.
• Medical students learned to recognize turgidness as a symptom of inflammation.
• The editor worked to eliminate the turgidness from the academic paper.