turgid
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It took a while for them to live up to that tag, with many of their performances in Europe looking somewhat turgid.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
France ended their turgid November campaign with a lacklustre 48-33 win over the Wallabies after failing to live up to expectations as a swashbuckling side capable of challenging the world's best under coach Fabien Galthie.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Regulation time was stuffy, extra-time was turgid, and the penalties were remarkably unremarkable.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
And the prose in the memoranda of other officers was always turgid, stilted, or ambiguous.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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