tumescent

tu·mes·cent

 (to͞o-mĕs′ənt, tyo͞o-)

adj.

1. Somewhat tumid.

2. Becoming swollen; swelling.

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[Latin tumēscēns, tumēscent-, present participle of tumēscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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tumescent

(tjuːˈmɛsənt)

adj

swollen or becoming swollen

[C19: from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre]

tuˈmescence n

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tu•mes•cent

(tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-)

adj.

1. swelling; slightly tumid.

2. exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.

3. pompous and pretentious, esp. in the use of language; bombastic.

[1880–85; < Latin tumēscent-, s. of tumēscēns, present participle of tumēscere, inchoative derivative of tumēre to swell; see -escent]

tu•mes′cence, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tumescent - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" intumescent, puffy, tumid, turgid unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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tumescent

adjective

Filled up with or as if with something insubstantial:

flatulent, inflated, overblown, tumid, turgid, windy.

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Translations

tumescent

tumescent

[tjuːˈmesnt] ADJ → tumescente

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tumescent

adj (form) → anschwellend

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