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tumid
/ ˈtjuːmɪd /
adjective
- (of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen
- bulging or protuberant
- pompous or fulsome in style
tumid prose
Derived Forms
- ˈtumidly, adverb
- tuˈmidity, noun
Other Words From
- tu·midi·ty tumid·ness noun
- tumid·ly adverb
- un·tumid adjective
- un·tumid·ly adverb
- un·tumid·ness noun
- untu·midi·ty noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tumid1
Example Sentences
Tumid and unstoppable, there is little that new wallpaper or re-poured driveways can do to disguise it.
As to Vatinius, who had tumours in his neck, and was on one occasion pleading a cause, Cicero called him a tumid orator.
In endeavouring to disengage it, the animal bit him by the lip, which became instantly tumid.
For the relief of the tumid, spongy condition of the gums, astringent and antiseptic mouth washes are to be employed.
Valve linear, capitate at each end and tumid in the middle; stri distinctly punctate; pseudoraphe indistinct, or not apparent.
Frustule hyaline, rectangular, slightly tumid in the middle, with rounded angles.
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