Definition of protuberant
:thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass :prominent
- protuberant eyes
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Remember the beefy Mitch (David Hasselhoff back then, now the ever-affable Dwayne Johnson) a smirking beach god with protuberant pectorals?
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Her exceptionally protuberant breasts and derrière, which rendered her an object not only of curiosity but also of lust.
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Hoopskirts like armor, frilly materials made knife-sharp, curlers or a heeled pump worn as a protuberant helmet: this is female attire that makes a statement, at once protective and aggressive.
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Origin and Etymology of protuberant
Late Latin protuberant-, protuberans, present participle of protuberare to bulge out, from Latin pro- forward + tuber excrescence, swelling; perhaps akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at 1thumb
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Definition of protuberant for English Language Learners
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: sticking out from a surface usually with a curved or rounded shape
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