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tumescent

tu·mes·cent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [too-mes-uh nt, tyoo-]
    • /tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-/
    • /tjuː.ˈmesnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-mes-uh nt, tyoo-]
    • /tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-/

Definitions of tumescent word

  • adjective tumescent swelling; slightly tumid. 1
  • adjective tumescent exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming. 1
  • adjective tumescent pompous and pretentious, especially in the use of language; bombastic. 1
  • adjective tumescent swollen, swelling 1
  • adjective tumescent swollen or becoming swollen 0

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Origin of tumescent

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Latin tumēscent- (stem of tumēscēns, present participle of tumēscere to begin to swell), equivalent to tum(ēre) to swell + -ēscent- -escent

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Parts of speech for Tumescent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tumescent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for tumescent

adj tumescent

  • bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
  • distended — increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated: the distended nostrils of the terrified horse.
  • distent — distended.
  • dropsical — of, like, or affected with dropsy.
  • flatulent — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.

adjective tumescent

  • euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
  • expanding — Present participle of expand.
  • overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.

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