tumid

• Adjetivo pouco usado que significa inchado, intumescido ou tumefacto; em sentido figurado, diz-se de estilo ou linguagem empolada, pomposa ou pretensiosa.

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.

   Inchado ou distendido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosedematousengorgedinflatedpuffedswollenturgid

   Antônimosdeflatedshriveledshrunkenwithered

2. Pompous or inflated styleC2formal

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

   Empolado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbombasticgrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedoverblownpompouspretentiouspuffyturgid

   Antônimosdirectplainsimpleterseunpretentious

3. Engorged or erectC2formal

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

   Túmido ou ereto

   • 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.

   Sinônimosengorgederectswollentumescentturgid

   Antônimosflaccidlimpsoft