9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun pompously embellished language
originEtymology tree Latin turgidusbor. English turgid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English turgidity From turgid + -ity.
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