turgid

🇺🇸 /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
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adjective
R

very hard to understand because it uses complicated language

The book was full of turgid explanations.

R

swollen with too much water

The river was turgid after the heavy rain.

translation

adj. very hard to understand because it uses complicated language; swollen with too much water