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Urgent vs Turgent - What's the difference?

urgent | turgent |

As adjectives the difference between urgent and turgent

is that urgent is requiring immediate attention while turgent is rising into a tumour or a puffy state; tumid.

urgent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Requiring immediate attention.
    • An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

    Synonyms

    * pressing * needly

    Derived terms

    * urgently * urgency

    Related terms

    * urge

    Anagrams

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    turgent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Rising into a tumour or a puffy state; tumid.
  • Bombastic; turgid; pompous.
  • * Burton
    • Recompensed with turgent titles.
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