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tumid

/ˈtjuːmɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
tu-mid
IPA
/ˈtjuːmɪd/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swollen, enlarged, bulging.

adj

Cancerous, unhealthy.

adj

Pompous, bombastic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tum-der. Latin tumeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin tumidusbor. English tumid Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

Inflected Forms

more tumid (comparative) most tumid (superlative)

Derived Forms

tumidity tumidly tumidness

Frequently Paired Words

tumescent tumor turgescent turgid

Synonyms

distended extuberant turgid boln bulging bulled farced nodose puffed protuberant swollen tumid

Rhymes With

humid

Questions

How do you pronounce tumid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtjuːmɪd/.
What does tumid mean?
Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
Where does tumid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tum-der. Latin tumeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin tumidusbor. English tumid Borrowed from Latin tumidus (“swollen”).

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