A Word with Laurie: Turgid

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“Reading those turgid philosophers here in these remote stone buildings may not get you a job, but if those books have forced you to ask yourself questions about what makes life truthful, purposeful, meaningful, and redeeming, you have the Swiss Army Knife of mental tools, and it's going to come in handy all the time."
~Bill Watterson

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Guess what? From now on I'm going to get my words from YOU.

I searched through poems on the blogs of Real Toads members for a word to highlight. When I was visiting Skylover the other day, I spotted just the word in Kerry’s poem, Aubade (Post-Apocalyptic)- turgid.

Hmm...

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Here’s the definition given at merriam-webster.com:

tur•gid

ADJECTIVE:
1: being in a state of distension: SWOLLEN, TUMID ; especially: exhibiting turgor
2: excessively embellished in style or language: BOMBASTIC, POMPOUS

— tur•gid•i•ty \ˌtər-ˈji-də-tē\noun
— tur•gid•ly \ˈtər-jəd-lē\adverb
— tur•gid•ness noun

Example:

Turgid prose is often broken up by an acid aside, for which the reader is too often rather thankful.
~ yourdictionary.com

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Now use any form of turgid in your poem and link it up. Then kindly visit others and leave a comment. Have a great weekend!