TURGIDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pompously embellished language

Synonyms:

flatulence; turgidity; turgidness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("turgidness" is a kind of...):

long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness (boring verbosity)

Derivation:

turgid (ostentatiously lofty in style)

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