turgidness

And the suppleness of the music shames the turgidness of the book.

Despite moments of undeniable turgidness, Schnabel's future at this point may be brighter than Stella's.

What rescued the evening from turgidness was, primarily, the quality of the musicians and, secondarily, the modest piquancy of the program.

Critic and poet Henri Cole notes that Brodsky's "own translations have been criticized for turgidness, lacking a native sense of musicality."

Out of this comes one of Mr. Stone's biggest gambles, a bold feat of revisionism that veers unpredictably between turgidness and inspiration.

I want to feel, to feel anything - to purge myself of the heavy turgidness of the thoughts that come to me as I sit alone day after day with no definite occupation.