turgid
adjective /ˈtɜːdʒɪd/
  /ˈtɜːrdʒɪd/
 (formal)- (of language, writing, etc.语言、文章等 枯燥无味的;晦涩难懂的 - turgid prose艰涩的文风 
 
- turgid prose
- swollen; containing more water than usual肿胀的;膨胀的;肿大的 - the turgid waters of the Thames上涨的泰晤士河水 
 
- the turgid waters of the Thames
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin turgidus, from turgere ‘to swell’.