See also: schwulstig

German edit

Etymology edit

Schwulst +‎ -ig. Doublet of schwulstig, which has developed slightly different meanings. Compare Swedish svulstig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʏlstɪç/
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Adjective edit

schwülstig (strong nominative masculine singular schwülstiger, comparative schwülstiger, superlative am schwülstigsten)

  1. pompous
  2. bombastic, grandiloquent
  3. (rare) swollen

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • schwülstig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwülstig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon