tumid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

Adjective

tumid (comparative more tumid, superlative most tumid)

swollen, enlarged, bulging
cancerous, unhealthy
pompous, bombastic
- 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
  Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.

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Derived terms

tumor

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