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tumescent

[ too-mes-uhnt, tyoo- ]

adjective

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


tumescent

/ ːˈɛəԳ /

adjective

  1. swollen or becoming swollen
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Derived Forms

  • ٳˈԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٳ·cԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tumescent1

1880–85; < Latin ٳܳŧԳ- (stem of ٳܳŧŧԲ, present participle of ٳܳŧ to begin to swell), equivalent to tum ( ŧ ) to swell + -ŧԳ- -escent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tumescent1

C19: from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumŧ
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That's certainly no accident, which makes it a scary thought to see him physically and emotionally naked, and tumescent with the realization that he can get away with anything and people will love him anyway.

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