turgide

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turgide

\tyʁ.ʒid\

Where it comes from

Du latin turgidus (« gonflé, enflé »), de turgere (« être gonflé, enflé »).

adjective turgides

Bouffi, gonflé, enflé. Son teint de femme, la peau de ses oreilles, ses lèvres se gerçaient au moindre froid. Ses mains si molles, si blanches, devenaient rouges et turgides. Il s’enrhumait constamment.

Similar: turgescent

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adjective

Similar: turgescent

In English

turgid distended beyond natural state

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"turgide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/turgide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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turgide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/turgide

Chicago

"turgide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/turgide.

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@misc{turgide_2026,
  title = {turgide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/turgide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}