tumidness
/ˈtumɪdnəs/
noun
- The state or quality of being swollen or bulging.
- After the insect bite, the tumidness of her arm slowly went down.
- The doctor noted the tumidness of the patient's glands.
- The tumidness of the bruise indicated a serious injury.
- Pompous or inflated style in language or expression.
- The writer avoided tumidness by using simple, direct words.
- His speech had a tumidness that made it hard to take seriously.
- The essay was criticized for its tumidness and lack of clear ideas.
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