PROTUBERATED

Verb

protuberated

simple past tense and past participle of protuberate

Source: Wiktionary


PROTUBERATE

Pro*tu"ber*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. protuberare; pro forward + tuber a hump, protuberance. See Tuber.]

Definition: To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ADMIRABLE

(adjective) deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; ā€œan estimable young professorā€; ā€œtrains ran with admirable precisionā€; ā€œhis taste was impeccable, his health admirableā€


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