as in rounded
resembling a bulb in roundness often in an unattractive way
a big, bulbous nose
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Recent Examples of bulbous
Lulu, in her signature curly white wig, dunce cap, and exaggeratedly feminine makeup, and Albert, with his bulbous red nose, would entertain with a lively comedy and musical revue; Lulu played the bagpipes, clarinet, saxophone, coronet, and piano, among other instruments.
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
This further makes the case for new H&M home finds like the Bubbly Stoneware Bowl, whose bulbous nature will play off the linearity of your bookshelves and end tables exceptionally well.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Xenomorph is a person inside a Xenomorph suit with its gruesome bulbous head and alien drool.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
But the fact remains that many of the biggest hits of recent years in footwear are bulbous, flashy in design, and heavy on synthetic materials.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
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April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025
This further makes the case for new H&M home finds like the Bubbly Stoneware Bowl, whose bulbous nature will play off the linearity of your bookshelves and end tables exceptionally well.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025
The Xenomorph is a person inside a Xenomorph suit with its gruesome bulbous head and alien drool.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
But the fact remains that many of the biggest hits of recent years in footwear are bulbous, flashy in design, and heavy on synthetic materials.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulbous
Adjective
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Simply pinch off any offset or irregular branches with your fingers or garden snips so that the plant has a more rounded appearance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pillowy-soft footbeds provide all the support your feet need, even when racking up mileage, and the rounded toe boxes create a delicate finish, despite the shoes’ sturdy construction.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Smoothing round poppy seeds and sea salt—which do the gentle buffing—come suspended in a hunk of detoxifying French blue clay, nourishing olive fruit oil, and zingy peppermint essential oil, the latter of which wakes you up better than any iPhone alarm.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sloomoo is the brand’s adorable shape-shifting mascot, which isn’t round or straight, and isn’t small or tall, but because it’s made of slime, can stretch into any shape at all.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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