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turgid

adjective as in swollen

adjective as in bombastic

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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.

England did what they had to do, no matter how turgid and uneventful this was.

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The eventual and ultimate success of “Mare of Easttown” unifies around Winslet, who magnetized this series from the start, carrying the mystery through its turgid spots and electrifying its finest ones.

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Regulation time was stuffy, extra-time was turgid, and the penalties were remarkably unremarkable.

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It is "a turgid eyesore" and "top-dollar tedium", according to the Times.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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