ˈswōlən also -ln adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of swellen to swell
1.
a. : protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease) : bulging, puffy
elongate in shape, small, flat or swollen , usually with smooth shells — Joyce Allan
the swollen continuity of curving space — Farley Mowat
his hands swollen now against the rope that bound them — Kay Boyle
b. : greatly enlarged : filled to overflowing
at this time of year, the swollen Nile overflows its banks for hundreds of miles — C.G.Pepper
2.
a. : charged with emotion
his heart swollen and his neck throbbing with impatience — T.H.Jones
especially : puffed up with pride
so swollen by … victory that he is unfit for all healthy work — G.D.Brown
b. : bombastic , pompous
afraid of modernity, whatever that obscure and swollen word may mean — W.L.Sullivan
c. : abnormally increased or expanded : inflated
take … deflationary measures in dealing with her swollen currency — R.F.Mikesell
the price was was viewed … as primarily a method of cleaning out swollen inventories — Publishers' Weekly
the turgid, swollen city, with its acute job shortages — Frances Keene