MEANING
1. Swollen or swelling, especially with fluid.
2. Overblown and needlessly elaborate in style or language.
Use it for
tissue expanding from internal pressure; a swollen biological surface; a body part becoming enlarged
Words that belong together
- tumescent tissue
- a tumescent organ
On the page
The tumescent tissue pressed against the specimen jar.
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Word forms
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- tumescent
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Comparative more tumescent; superlative most tumescent when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: uncommon.
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