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”).
Synonyms
bombastic, declamatory, erect, intumescent, large, orotund, puffy, tumescent, turgid
Scrabble Score: 8
tumid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtumid: 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