tumescent

[ too-mes-uh nt, tyoo- ]
/ tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu- /
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adjective

swelling; slightly tumid.
exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.
pompous and pretentious, especially in the use of language; bombastic.

Origin of tumescent

1880–85; < Latin tumēscent- (stem of tumēscēns, present participle of tumēscere to begin to swell), equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -ēscent- -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM tumescent

tu·mes·cence, noun

Words nearby tumescent

tumefaction, tumefy, tumen, tumesce, tumescence, tumescent, tumid, tummler, tummy, tummy tuck, tumor

Words related to tumescent

bloated, bulging, distended, inflated, puffed, puffy, tumid, bulgy, distent

Example sentences from the Web for tumescent

  • Except for the occasional mosquito, there was no sound save the tumescent sea and his voice.

    Bab: A Sub-Deb |Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for tumescent

tumescent
/ (tjuːˈmɛsənt) /

adjective

swollen or becoming swollen

Derived forms of tumescent

tumescence, noun

Word Origin for tumescent

C19: from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre

Medical definitions for tumescent

tumescent
[ tōō-mĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Somewhat tumid.
Becoming swollen; swelling.