tumid
Use Tumid in a sentence
mɪd, ˈtyu- adjective
1.
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
2.
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.
3.
seeming to swell; bulging.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To tumid
00:10
Tumid
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
tumid (ˈtjuːmɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen |
| 2. | bulging or protuberant |
| 3. | pompous or fulsome in style: tumid prose |
| [C16: from Latin tumidus, from tumēre to swell] | |
| tu'midity | |
| —n | |
| 'tumidness | |
| —n | |
| 'tumidly | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tumid
"morbidly swollen," 1540s, from L. tumidus, from tumere "to swell" (see thigh). Figurative sense (in reference to prose, etc.) is attested from 1640s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
tumid tu·mid (t&oomacr;'mĭd, ty&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Swollen; distended. Used of a body part or organ.
Of a bulging shape; protuberant.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
The language is often tumid, and extravagant, and disfigured with ornaments which denote a vitiated taste.
In about a month and a half after tumid left adrenal resection, both ferrets' fur had completely recovered.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
