Definition Definition

tumid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'tumid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tumid [ a.]
- Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.
- Rising above the level; protuberant.
- Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style.

Meaning of 'tumid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tumid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- ostentatiously lofty in style
Example in sentence:
  • a man given to large talk;
  • tumid political prose
Meaning (2):
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Example in sentence:
  • eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids;
  • he had a grossly distended stomach;
  • hungry children with bloated stomachs;
  • puffy tumid flesh;
  • swollen hands;
  • tumescent tissue

Nearby Words:

tum-tum tumble tumble-down tumblebug tumbled tumbledung tumbler tumblerful tumblerfuls tumbleweed

See 'tumid' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary