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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Turgentadjective
Swelling; protuberant; tumid.
Etymology: turgens, Lat.
Where humours are turgent, it is necessary not only to purge them, but also to strengthen the infested parts. Gov. Ton.
The clusters clear,
White o’er the turgent film the living dew. James Thomson.
Webster Dictionary
Turgentadjective
rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors
Turgentadjective
inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Turgent
tur′jent, adj. swelling: rising into a tumour: inflated: bombastic.—adv. Tur′gently.—ns. Turges′cence, Turges′cency.—adjs. Turges′cent, swelling: growing big; Tur′gid, swollen: extended beyond the natural size: pompous: bombastic.—ns. Turgid′ity, Tur′gidness.—adv. Tur′gidly.—n. Turgor (tur′gor), state of being full, the normal condition of the capillaries. [L. turg-ens, -entis, pr.p. of turgēre, to swell.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of turgent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of turgent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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