tumid

adjective

tu·​mid ˈtü-məd 

ˈtyü-

1

: marked by swelling : swollen, enlarged

a badly infected tumid leg

2

: protuberant, bulging

sails tumid in the breeze

3

: bombastic, turgid

Synonyms

• bloated
• blown
• distended
• overinflated
• puffed
• swollen
• tumescent
• turgid
• varicose
• varicosed

Examples of tumid in a Sentence

he'd just been in a fight, and was nursing his tumid lip

Word History

Etymology

Latin tumidus, from tumēre

First Known Use

1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tumid

adjective

tu·​mid ˈt(y)ü-məd 

: marked by swelling

Medical Definition

tumid

adjective

tu·​mid ˈt(y)ü-məd 

: marked by swelling : swollen

an infected tumid leg

tumidity

t(y)ü-ˈmid-ət-ē 

noun

plural tumidities