Category:Turgent

Tur"gent, a. Etym: [l. turgens, -entis, p. pr. of turgere to swell.]

1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, Turgent humors.

2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous. Recompensed with turgent titles. Burton.