tumid

• Adjectif littéraire ou vieilli signifiant enflé, gonflé, ou au sens figuré, pompeux et emphatique dans le style.

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.

   enflé, gonflé

   • 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.

   Synonymesedematousengorgedinflatedpuffedswollenturgid

   Antonymesdeflatedshriveledshrunkenwithered

2. Pompous or inflated styleC2formal

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

   Style pompeux ou enflé

   • 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.

   Synonymesbombasticgrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedoverblownpompouspretentiouspuffyturgid

   Antonymesdirectplainsimpleterseunpretentious

3. Engorged or erectC2formal

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

   En érection, gonflé de sang

   • 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.

   Synonymesengorgederectswollentumescentturgid

   Antonymesflaccidlimpsoft