ADJECTIVE | all | tumid, bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, turgid | ostentatiously lofty in style |
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all | tumid, puffy, intumescent, tumescent, turgid | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | |
all | tumid, erect | of sexual organs |
Meaning | ostentatiously lofty in style. | |
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Example | "tumid political prose" | |
Synonyms | bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, turgid | |
Broader | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
Spanish | bombástico, declamatorio, enfático, hinchado | |
Catalan | declamatori, emfàtic, inflat |
Meaning | abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. | |
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Example | "puffy tumid flesh" | |
Synonyms | puffy, intumescent, tumescent, turgid | |
Broader | unhealthy | not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind |
Spanish | distendido, hinchado, inflado, tumescente, túmido | |
Catalan | distès, inflat, tumescent, túmid | |
Nouns | tumidity, tumidness | slight swelling of an organ or part |
Meaning | Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid. | |
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Synonym | erect | |
Category | physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
Broader | hard | Resisting weight or pressure |
Spanish | erecto, túmido | |
Nouns | tumidity, tumidness | slight swelling of an organ or part |
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