bulbous

adjective

bul·​bous ˈbəl-bəs 

1

: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs

2

: resembling a bulb especially in roundness

a bulbous nose

bulbously adverb

Examples of bulbous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And still the new bats might have gone unnoticed by many had Kay, the Yankees’ announcer, not pointed out the bulbous bat of Jazz Chisholm shortly before Chisholm hit a single during the rout of the Brewers a week ago. —Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025

The filmmakers are using the Sphere’s proprietary camera system to specialize it for the venue’s bulbous screens. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025

From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

Players are cast as a black stray in a bulbous, Pixar-ish downtown district, and quickly get into all sorts of trouble. —Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bulbous

adjective

bulb·​ous

ˈbəl-bəs

1

: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs

2

: resembling a bulb in being rounded or swollen

a bulbous nose

Medical Definition

bulbous

adjective

bul·​bous ˈbəl-bəs 

: resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part

the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair