tumid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjuːmɪd/, /ˈtuːmɪd/

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• Rhymes: -uːmɪd

Adjective

tumid (comparative more tumid, superlative most tumid)

1. swollen, enlarged, bulging
2. cancerous, unhealthy
3. pompous, bombastic
   • 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number):

     Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far.

Related terms

• tumescent
• tumor
• turgescent
• turgid

Ivatan

Etymology

Cognate with Yami tomid.

Noun

tumid

1. chin