TUMID


Meaning of TUMID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' tü-m ə d, ' tyü-

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin tumidus, from tum ē re

Date: 1541

1 : marked by swelling : SWOLLEN , ENLARGED <a badly infected tumid leg>

2 : PROTUBERANT , BULGING <sails tumid in the breeze>

3 : BOMBASTIC , TURGID

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