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(to̵̅o̅′mid, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

swollen; bulging
inflated or pompous

Origin: L tumidus < tumere, to swell: see tumor

Related Forms:

tumidity noun or tumidness
tumidly adverb

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adjective

Swollen; distended. Used of a body part or organ.
Of a bulging shape; protuberant.
Overblown; bombastic: tumid political prose.

Origin:

Origin: Latin tumidus

Origin: , from tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

tu·midˈi·ty noun

tuˈmid·ly adverb

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