Found 2 items, similar to turgidly.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: turgidly turgidly adv : in a turgid manner; “he lectured bombastically about his theories” [syn: bombastically]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Turgidly Turgid \Tur"gid\, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit. [1913 Webster] A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious; bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking. [1913 Webster] -- Tur"gid*ly, adv. -- Tur"gid*ness, n. [1913 Webster]