THE FIRST WORD

turgid

PRONUNCIATION:

(TUR-jid) 

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Swollen; congested.
2. Pompous; high-flown.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin turgere (to swell). Earliest documented use: 1620.

USAGE:

"It's not surprising that [Norm Macdonald] would take the wind out of the sails of peers who write turgid, self-important autobiographies ... he has earned attention for his deflating Twitter responses to various celebrity tweets."