tumid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːmɪd/, /ˈtuːmɪd/
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Rhymes: -uːmɪd

Adjective

tumid (comparative more tumid, superlative most tumid)

swollen, enlarged, bulging
cancerous, unhealthy
pompous, bombastic
- 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, OCLC 1026761782, (please specify the book or page number):
  Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

tumor

Ivatan

Etymology

Cognate with Yami tomid.

Noun

tumid

chin

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