tumid

[ too-mid, tyoo- ]

adjective

1. swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.

   Synonyms: turgid, distended

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

   Synonyms: flatulent

3. seeming to swell; bulging.

tumid

/ ˈtjuːmɪd /

adjective

1. (of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen
2. bulging or protuberant
3. pompous or fulsome in style

   tumid prose

Derived Forms

• ˈtumidly, adverb
• tuˈmidity, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumid¹

1535–45; < Latin tumidus swollen, equivalent to tum ( ēre ) to swell + -idus -id ⁴

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumid¹

C16: from Latin tumidus , from tumēre to swell

Example Sentences

Every night I was sure her face was as marked and deformed as it was possible for a face to be, but every morning it was somehow darker, more tumid.

From Literature

“I found her unfamiliar, rouged like a corpse, her tumid ankles peeking out, inflated and purple,” Rowbottom writes.

From New York Times

The wife, convinced that Bibi’s presence would infect the unborn child, began to wrap woolen shawls around her tumid belly.

From Literature

Her tumid eyes filled with tears and she began to cry, rocking back and forth slowly in her chair with her hands lying in her lap like fallen moths.

From Literature

Anyone watching the videos of the killers hunting down helpless people in a café can have little tolerance for the tumid explanations of their grievances.

From The New Yorker