Word of the Day for Thursday June 2, 2005 tumid \TOO-mid; TYOO-\, adjective: 1. Swollen, enlarged, or distended; as, "a tumid leg." 2. Bulging; protuberant. 3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; inflated; bombastic. Oedema -- swelling of the tissues caused by fluid retention -- had left his face pouchy and tumid. --Ian Thomson, "Bringing my father home," [1]Independent, December 14, 2003 Give me your tumid, your sore, your glutted tummies, churning with hot dogs and ice cream... --David Nevers, "Chicken Soup in the Melting Pot," [2]The Record, August 27, 1994 The faults throughout are the same, a tumid style, generality of emotion, imprecision of image and no definite location of anything. --T. S. Eliot, letter to J.V. Healy, November 22, 1932 _________________________________________________________ Tumid comes from Latin tumidus, from tumere, "to swell." Synonyms: bloated, distended, inflated, puffed, puffy. [3]Find more at Thesaurus.com. References 1. http://www.independent.co.uk/ 2. http://www.bergen.com/ 3. http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=tumid Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=tumid