turgid
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Mr. Boorman seems proud of his handiwork, which to a more skeptical eye appears turgid, silly and more campy than frightening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
Rangers' domestic results are improving under new head coach Rohl, but the quality of the football is still turgid.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Galthie recalled Gael Fickou in midfield, with locks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou the other changes from last Saturday's turgid win over Fiji.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
The water itself was turgid, gray- green even on sunny days, oil slicked, and reeking of diesel fuel and seaweed.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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