Definition of turgid

1 :excessively embellished in style or language :bombastic, pompous turgid prose
2 :being in a state of distension :swollen, tumid turgid limbs; especially :exhibiting turgorerter

just in case like me you weren't sure quite what it meant in this context. i remember it being used in biology applied to plants, but its not a word i reach for.

i can see what the guy means. it is a very embellished style of singing. every singer adds embellishments, but that style of ballad singing is very 'ornate' - Peggy Seeger called Sean Cannons delivery - presumably trying to sound like a trad ballad singer. it is what it is - not everyone will like it - turgid isn't a bad word if you're not a fan. do you really think all folk songs have to sound like this Jim?