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Turbid vs. Turgid
Turbid
/ˈtəːbɪd/Examples:
The river ran turbid, heavy with debris from the storm.His thoughts were as turbid as the muddy waters of the delta.The scientist examined the turbid solution under the microscope.
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Turgid
/ˈtɜːdʒəd/Examples:
His turgid prose made the novel hard to finish.The river swelled, turgid after the heavy rains.Her speech was filled with turgid rhetoric.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Turbid relates to clarity in terms of appearance, such as murky water, while turgid refers to swelling or being overly inflated with something.
- Remember that turbid has a b like bubbles that can cloud water, making it unclear.
- Turgid sounds a bit like surged indicating something has swollen or become over-inflated.
- Think of turbid as the opposite of clear.
- Turgid can relate to language or style, being bombastic or pompous, similar to wordy.
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