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tumid

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

swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.
seeming to swell; bulging.

RELATED WORDS

bombastic, distended, inflated, overblown, pompous, puffy, swollen, tumescent, turgid, protuberant

Nearby words

tumefy, tumen, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid, tumidly, tummler, tummy, tummy tuck, tumor

Origin of tumid

1535–45; < Latin tumidus swollen, equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -idus -id4

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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

tumidity or tumidness, nountumidly, adverb

Word 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

Medicine definitions for tumid

tumid

[ tōō′mĭd ]

adj.

Swollen; distended. Used of a body part or organ.
Of a bulging shape; protuberant.
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