turbid, turgid — It is seldom possible to tell with certainty whether a writer is using turgid in its proper sense or is confusing it with turbid, but confusion would appear to be the case here: She insisted on reading the entire turgid work aloud, a dusk to… … Dictionary of troublesome word
turbid — turbid, turgid The two words are unrelated but both can describe the flowing of water in their literal meanings (turbid means ‘opaque and cloudy’ and turgid means ‘swollen and overflowing’), and both refer to styles of writing in their figurative … Modern English usage
turgid — turbid, turgid The two words are unrelated but both can describe the flowing of water in their literal meanings (turbid means ‘opaque and cloudy’ and turgid means ‘swollen and overflowing’), and both refer to styles of writing in their figurative … Modern English usage
turbid — , turgid The first means muddy or impenetrable; the second means inflated, grandiloquent, bombastic … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
turgid, turbid — These look alikes are frequently confused but have nothing in common except looks. Turgid means swollen, overblown, inflated, distended, and pompous : The candidate then delivered a long, turgid speech. The stream is turgid because of spring… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
turgid — See turgid, turbid … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
turbid — See turgid, turbid … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
clear — adj 1 Clear, transparent, translucent, lucid, pellucid, diaphanous, limpid are comparable when they mean having the property of being literally or figuratively seen through. Something is clear which is free from all such impediments to the vision … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Elaterium — is the name of a drug consisting of a sediment deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium Elaterium , the squirting cucumber, a native of the Mediterranean region. The plant, which is a member of the natural order Cucurbitaceae, resembles… … Wikipedia
perspicuous — *clear, lucid Analogous words: manifest, *evident, plain, distinct: *explicit, express, specific, definite Contrasted words: *turbid, muddy: inflated, flatulent, tumid, turgid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
