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tumid

American  
[too-mid, tyoo-] / ˈtu mɪd, ˈtyu- /

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 British  
/ ˈtjuːmɪd /

adjective

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

  2. bulging or protuberant

  3. pompous or fulsome in style

    tumid prose
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • tumidity noun
  • tumidly adverb
  • tumidness noun
  • untumid adjective
  • untumidity noun
  • untumidly adverb
  • untumidness noun

Etymology

Origin of tumid

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

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