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tumefied, ppl. a.|ˈtjuːmɪfaɪd|
(erron. tumi-.)
[f. next + -ed1, repr. L. tumefactus, pa. pple. of tumefacĕre.]
Caused to swell, swollen. (Const. as pa. pple. or ppl. adj.) a. said of a bodily part thus morbidly affected.
1597Lowe Chirurg. (1634) 71 The signes of resolution are lightnesse or ease of the member tumified, diminution of dolour [etc.]. 1691Howe Carnality Relig. Contention Wks. (1846) 211 This angry, tumefied, proud flesh. 1748Phil. Trans. XLV. 412 The Eye was inflamed, and the Lids tumefied. 1762Gentl. Mag. 250 A tumefied tendon. 1847Youatt Horse xii. 258 The parotids are a little tumefied.
b. generally. rare.
1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋248 Tumified gumme. 1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 314 Melted..into a spongy,..tumefied semitransparent mass. 1815J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art II. 726 Where a figure..is fore-shortened, the drapery must appear more tumefied.
c. fig. ‘Inflated’ or ‘puffed up’ with pride or the like. rare.
1677Gilpin Demonol. (1867) 114 Yet were they so tumefied with the apprehensions of their privileges. 1680Baxter Cath. Commun. Pref. A iij, The Crimes of a few tumified Sectarian Soldiers. 1892G. Hake Mem. Eighty Y. 118 Tumid young men rigged out in newest apparel... None of these tumefied gentlemen ever walked in a hurry. |