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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
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