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>

3

: bombastic, turgid

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

Related to TUMID

Synonyms: blown, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen, tumescent, bloated, turgid, varicose (also varicosed)

Related Words: ballooned, blown up, expanded; bulging, dilated, protuberant; ventricose; ballooning, dilating, turgescent

Near Antonyms: collapsed, deflated, detumescent

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Rhymes with TUMID

humid