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TUMID
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
Synonyms:
erect; tumid
Classified under:
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Derivation:
tumidity; tumidness (slight swelling of an organ or part)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Example:
puffy tumid flesh
Synonyms:
intumescent; puffy; tumescent; tumid; turgid
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Derivation:
tumidity; tumidness (slight swelling of an organ or part)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Ostentatiously lofty in style
Example:
tumid political prose
Synonyms:
bombastic; declamatory; large; orotund; tumid; turgid
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
rhetorical (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought)
