bulbous
Americanadjective
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shaped like a bulb; swollen; bulging
-
growing from or bearing bulbs
Other Word Forms
- bulbously adverb
- nonbulbaceous adjective
- nonbulbous adjective
Etymology
Origin of bulbous
From the Latin word bulbōsus, dating back to 1570–80. See bulb, -ous
Example Sentences
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The beaches are empty, and he can concentrate on the beeping in his bulbous yellow headphones, which grows louder as the coil gets closer to metal.
Apple almost immediately introduced the bulbous and translucent iMac, a hit product that gave the company the necessary cash flow to survive until he could transform the entire business.
Their faces were squashed and animal-like, with bulbous noses and yellow eyes and teeth.
From Literature
He focused on the stars in the sky, and the bulbous moon, and the dust that tickled his scalp and skin.
From Literature
Early designs were so ugly—with an unflattering roof line that gave the vehicle a bulbous appearance—that some frustrated employees began calling the vehicle the “white whale.”
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