Main Entry: tur·gid
Pronunciation: 't&r-j&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin turgidus, from turgEre to be swollen
Date: 1620 1: being in a state of distension : SWOLLEN,
TUMID
<turgid limbs>; especially: exhibiting turgor 2: excessively embellished in style or language : BOMBASTIC,
POMPOUS
- tur·gid·i·ty /"t&r-'ji-d&-tE/ noun
- tur·gid·ly /'t&r-j&d-lE/ adverb
- tur·gid·nessnoun
Main Entry: lim·pid
Pronunciation: 'lim-p&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Latin; French limpide, from Latin limpidus, perhaps
from lympha water -- more at LYMPH
Date: 1613 1 a: marked by transparency : PELLUCID
<limpid streams> b: clear and simple in style <limpid
prose> 2: absolutely serene and untroubled synonym see CLEAR
- lim·pid·i·ty /lim-'pi-d&-tE/ noun
- lim·pid·ly /'lim-p&d-lE/ adverb
- lim·pid·nessnoun
Main Entry: tep·id
Pronunciation: 'te-p&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English teped, from Latin tepidus, from tepEre
to be moderately warm; akin to Sanskrit tapati it heats, Old Irish tess
heat
Date: 14th century 1: moderately warm : LUKEWARM
<a tepid bath> 2 a: lacking in passion, force, or zest <a tepid
joke> b: marked by an absence of enthusiasm or conviction
<a tepid interest>
- te·pid·i·ty /t&-'pi-d&-tE, te-/ noun
- tep·id·ly /'te-p&d-lE/ adverb
- tep·id·nessnoun
Main Entry: va·pid
Pronunciation: 'va-p&d, 'vA-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin vapidus flat-tasting; akin to Latin vappa vapid
wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam
Date: circa 1656 : lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : FLAT,
DULL
<a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance -- R. F.
Delderfield> <London was not all vapid dissipation -- V. S.
Pritchett> synonym see INSIPID
- va·pid·lyadverb
- va·pid·nessnoun
Main Entry: fet·id
Pronunciation: 'fe-t&d, esp British 'fE-tid
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin foetidus, from foetEre to
stink
Date: 15th century : having a heavy offensive smell synonym see MALODOROUS
- fet·id·lyadverb
- fet·id·nessnoun
