tumid
adjective
tu·mid ˈtü-məd 
ˈtyü-
1
: marked by swelling : swollen, enlarged
a badly infected tumid leg
2
: protuberant, bulging
sails tumid in the breeze
3
: bombastic, turgid
Synonyms
- bloated
- blown
- distended
- overinflated
- puffed
- swollen
- tumescent
- turgid
- varicose
- varicosed
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
he'd just been in a fight, and was nursing his tumid lip
Word History
Etymology
Latin tumidus, from tumēre
First Known Use
1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
tumid
adjective
tu·mid ˈt(y)ü-məd
: marked by swelling : swollen
an infected tumid leg
tumid
adjective
as in swollen
enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure he'd just been in a fight, and was nursing his tumid lip Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- swollen
- tumescent
- distended
- turgid
- blown
- puffed
- varicose
- overinflated
- varicosed
- protuberant
- bulging
- expanded
- bloated
- dilated
- ballooned
- ventricose
- blown up
- ballooning
- dilating
- turgescent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- deflated
- collapsed
- detumescent