tumid

[ too-mid, tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.

  2. pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.

  1. seeming to swell; bulging.

Origin of tumid

1
1535–45; <Latin tumidus swollen, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -idus-id4

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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
  1. (of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen

  2. bulging or protuberant

  1. pompous or fulsome in style: tumid prose

Origin of tumid

1
C16: from Latin tumidus, from tumēre to swell

Derived forms of tumid

  • tumidity or tumidness, noun
  • tumidly, adverb

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