2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tumid \Tu"mid\, a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. {Thumb}.] 1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising above the level; protuberant. [1913 Webster] So high as heaved the tumid hills. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style. [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"mid*ly}, adv. -- {Tu"mid*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: tumidness n : slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: {tumidity}]
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