tumid
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic.
seeming to swell; bulging.
Origin of tumid
1Other words for tumid
Opposites for tumid
1 | deflated |
Other words from tumid
- tu·mid·i·ty, tu·mid·ness, noun
- tu·mid·ly, adverb
- un·tu·mid, adjective
- un·tu·mid·ly, adverb
- un·tu·mid·ness, noun
- un·tu·mid·i·ty, noun
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How to use tumid in a sentence
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.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV | Aubrey StewartIn endeavouring to disengage it, the animal bit him by the lip, which became instantly tumid.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1 | David CollinsFor the relief of the tumid, spongy condition of the gums, astringent and antiseptic mouth washes are to be employed.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonValve linear, capitate at each end and tumid in the middle; stri distinctly punctate; pseudoraphe indistinct, or not apparent.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
Frustule hyaline, rectangular, slightly tumid in the middle, with rounded angles.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
British Dictionary definitions for tumid
/ (ˈtjuːmɪd) /
(of an organ or part) enlarged or swollen
bulging or protuberant
pompous or fulsome in style: tumid prose
Origin of tumid
1Derived forms of tumid
- tumidity or tumidness, noun
- tumidly, adverb
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