tumid

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das geschwollen, aufgedunsen oder im Stil schwülstig bedeutet.

An archaic adjective meaning swollen, bulging, or pompous in style.

1. Swollen or distendedC2formal

   Abnormally enlarged or swollen, often due to fluid or gas accumulation.

   Geschwollen oder aufgedunsen

   • The patient's abdomen was tumid due to the infection.
   • The river became tumid after the heavy rains.
   • The doctor noted the tumid tissue around the wound.

   Synonymeedematousengorgedinflatedpuffedswollenturgid

   Antonymedeflatedshriveledshrunkenwithered

2. Pompous or inflated styleC2formal

   Describes language or writing that is overly grand, bombastic, or pretentious.

   Schwülstig

   • The politician's speech was tumid and full of empty promises.
   • His tumid prose made the simple story hard to follow.
   • The critic dismissed the novel as tumid and self-important.

   Synonymebombasticgrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedoverblownpompouspretentiouspuffyturgid

   Antonymedirectplainsimpleterseunpretentious

3. Engorged or erectC2formal

   Referring to a sexual organ that is stiff and rigid due to increased blood flow.

   Geschwollen oder erigiert

   • The term 'tumid' is sometimes used in medical texts to describe an erect penis.
   • The tumid state is a normal physiological response.
   • The doctor explained the tumid condition in clinical terms.

   Synonymeengorgederectswollentumescentturgid

   Antonymeflaccidlimpsoft