Definition of TUMID

tumid

Adjective Satellite

  • ostentatiously lofty in style
    • "tumid political prose"
  • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
    • "puffy tumid flesh"
  • of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

Adj

  • Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
  • Cancerous, unhealthy.
  • Pompous, bombastic.

Adjective

  • Swollen or distended, often with fluid; also, bombastic or pompous.

Examples

  • His TUMID score, inflated by several bingos, dominated the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

Scrabble Score: 8

tumid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tumid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tumid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

tumid: valid Words With Friends Word