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tumid


tu·mid

adj \ˈtü-məd, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUMID

1
: marked by swelling : swollen, enlarged <a badly infected tumid leg>
2
: protuberant, bulging <sails tumid in the breeze>

Examples of TUMID

  1. <he'd just been in a fight, and was nursing his tumid lip>

Origin of TUMID

Latin tumidus, from tumēre
First Known Use: 1541

Rhymes with TUMID

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