tumidity
/tuˈmɪdəti/
noun
- The state of being swollen or puffed up, especially in a part of the body.
- The bee sting caused a painful tumidity on her arm.
- The doctor noted the tumidity of the patient's ankle after the sprain.
- After the surgery, the tumidity around the incision gradually went down.
- A pompous or inflated style in speech or writing; bombast.
- The politician's speech was full of tumidity, with grand words but little substance.
- She preferred clear, direct writing over the tumidity of academic jargon.
- Critics accused the novel of tumidity, saying the author used fancy language to hide a weak plot.
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