tumidity

tu·mid

T0408600 (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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tumidity - slight swelling of an organ or parttumidnesspuffiness, swelling, lump - an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargementtumescence - tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues