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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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