tumidus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From tumeō (I swell) +‎ -idus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tumidus (feminine tumida, neuter tumidum, adverb tumidē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. swollen, swelling, rising high, protuberant, tumid, dilated, bulging
  2. causing to swell
  3. (figuratively) excited, violent, exasperated; puffed up, elated; arrogant; restless, ready to break out
  4. (figuratively, of an orator) bombastic, pompous
  5. (figuratively, of speech) inflated, turgid, high-flown, bombastic, tumid

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Inherited (possibly):
    • Old Occitan: tomid (only in one ancient text)
  • Borrowed:

References

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  • tumidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tumidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tumidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.