This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
tumid
[ too-mid, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu mɪd, ˈtyu- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.
seeming to swell; bulging.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of tumid
OTHER WORDS FROM tumid
Words nearby tumid
tumefy, Tumen, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid, tummler, tummy, tummy tuck, tumor, tumor angiogenic factor
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use tumid in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tumid
tumid
/ (ˈtjuːmɪd) /
adjective
(of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen
bulging or protuberant
pompous or fulsome in styletumid prose
Derived forms of tumid
tumidity or tumidness, nountumidly, adverbWord Origin for tumid
C16: from Latin tumidus, from tumēre to swell
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
Medical definitions for tumid
tumid
[ tōō′mĭd ]
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.