Tumidness

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.
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     2. Rising above the level; protuberant.
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              So high as heaved the tumid hills.    --Milton.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tumidness
       n : slight swelling of an organ or part [syn: {tumidity}]