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Pompous Bore With Dull Routine Sent Up Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
TURGID which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
TURGID
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "TURGID" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Ostentatiously lofty in style
- • Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas adjective
- • Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
- • (of language or style) overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The professor's turgid speech put the students to sleep."
- • "The novel was full of turgid prose that made it difficult to read."
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| The Guardian Cryptic24 Aug 2010 | Down 23 | |
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5 | Routine part of a routine
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The Guardian Cryptic -
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