tumid
pronunciation
How to pronounce tumid in British English:
UK ['tju:mɪd]
How to pronounce tumid in American English:
US [ˈtumɪd, ˈtju-]
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- Adjective:
- ostentatiously lofty in style
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
- of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
Word Origin
- tumid (adj.)
- "morbidly swollen," 1540s, from Latin tumidus "swollen, swelling, rising high," figuratively "swollen with anger or pride," from tumere "to swell," from PIE root *teue- (2) "to swell" (see thigh). Figurative sense in English (in reference to prose, etc.) is attested from 1640s. Related: Tumidity.