TUMIDLY

Etymology

Adverb

tumidly (comparative more tumidly, superlative most tumidly)

In a tumid manner.

Source: Wiktionary

TUMID

Tu"mid, a. Etym: [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. Thumb.]

1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.

2. Rising above the level; protuberant. So high as heaved the tumid hills. Milton.

3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style.

– Tu"mid*ly, adv.

– Tu"mid*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition