tumidity

tu·mid

 (to͞o′mĭd, tyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. Swollen; distended. Used of a body part or organ.

2. Of a bulging shape; protuberant.

3. Overblown; bombastic: tumid political prose.

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[Latin tumidus, from tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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tu·mid′i·ty n.

tu′mid·ly adv.

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Noun

1.

tumidity - slight swelling of an organ or part tumidness puffiness, swelling, lump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement tumescence - tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues

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