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Tumid — Tu mid, a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. {Thumb}.] 1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising above the level; protuberant. [1913 Webster] So high as heaved the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tumid — (v. lat.), angeschwollen, an einer Stelle aufgetrieben. Tumidität, das Geschwollensein … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
tumid — index flatulent, fustian, grandiose, inflated (bombastic), inflated (enlarged), orotund, pretentious … Law dictionary
tumid — (adj.) morbidly swollen, 1540s, from L. tumidus, from tumere to swell (see THIGH (Cf. thigh)). Figurative sense (in reference to prose, etc.) is attested from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
tumid — *inflated, flatulent, turgid Analogous words: expanded, distended, swollen, dilated (see EXPAND): pretentious, *showy, ostentatious: bombastic, grandiloquent, magniloquent, *rhetorical … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tumid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a part of the body) swollen or bulging. 2) (of language) pompous or bombastic. ORIGIN Latin tumidus, from tumere to swell … English terms dictionary
tumid — [to͞o′mid, tyo͞o′mid] adj. [L tumidus < tumere, to swell: see TUMOR] 1. swollen; bulging 2. inflated or pompous tumidity n. tumidness tumidly adv … English World dictionary
tumid — adjective Etymology: Latin tumidus, from tumēre Date: 1541 1. marked by swelling ; swollen, enlarged < a badly infected tumid leg > 2. protuberant, bulging < sails tumid in the breeze > 3. bombastic, turgid … New Collegiate Dictionary
tumid — Swollen, as by congestion, edema, hyperemia. SYN: turgid. [L. tumidus] * * * tu·mid t(y)ü məd adj marked by swelling: SWOLLEN <an infected tumid leg> tu·mid·i·ty t(y)ü mid ət ē … Medical dictionary
tumid — [ tju:mɪd] adjective 1》 (of a part of the body) swollen or bulging. 2》 pompous or bombastic: tumid oratory. Derivatives tumidity noun tumidly adverb Origin C16: from L. tumidus, from tumere to swell … English new terms dictionary
