Tumid (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid.
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Meaning 2
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose".
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Examples
- The politician's tumid speeches were full of empty promises and grandiose language.
- His writing style was criticized for being overly tumid, filled with complex vocabulary and pretentious metaphors.
- The professor's lectures were infamous for being tumid and self-important, leaving many students confused and unimpressed.
- The company's mission statement was a masterpiece of tumid corporate jargon, full of buzzwords and vacuous slogans.
- The poet's tumid language and excessive use of adverbs made his work seem more like a parody of itself than a genuine artistic expression.
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Meaning 3
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh".
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