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Turgidness

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n. The condition of being turgid; turgidity

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being turgid; a swelling or swelled state of a thing; distention beyond the natural state by some internal force or agent, as of a limb.

n. Pompousness; inflated manner of writing or speaking; bombast: as, the turgidness of language or style.

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n. pompously embellished language

Word Usage

"Mieville gropes for a prose style in the opening hundred pages or so, meaning that the opening part of the book is delivered in short, staccato bursts, one moment enjoyable, the next annoyingly obtuse to the point of turgidness."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

windiness wordiness prolixity long-windedness prolixness