tumid
[ too-mid, tyoo- ]
adjective
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.
seeming to swell; bulging.
Origin of tumid
1Other words for tumid
Opposites for tumid
1 | deflated |
Other words from tumid
- tu·mid·i·ty, tu·mid·ness, noun
- tu·mid·ly, adverb
- un·tu·mid, adjective
- un·tu·mid·ly, adverb
- un·tu·mid·ness, noun
- un·tu·mid·i·ty, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for tumid
tumid
/ (ˈtjuːmɪd) /
adjective
(of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen
bulging or protuberant
pompous or fulsome in style: tumid prose
Origin of tumid
1C16: from Latin tumidus, from tumēre to swell
Derived forms of tumid
- tumidity or tumidness, noun
- tumidly, adverb
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