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turgidly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turgid-ly
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a turgid manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin turgidusbor. English turgid Middle English -ly English -ly English turgidly From turgid + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more turgidly (comparative) most turgidly (superlative)

Synonyms

bombastically

Questions

What does turgidly mean?
In a turgid manner.
Where does turgidly come from?
Etymology tree Latin turgidusbor. English turgid Middle English -ly English -ly English turgidly From turgid + -ly.

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