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  • 41swell — I. v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, tumefy, distend, fill out, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs …

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  • 42inflated — in•flat•ed [[t]ɪnˈfleɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) distended with air or gas; swollen 2) puffed up, as with pride 3) turgid or bombastic: inflated prose[/ex] 4) unduly increased in level or amount: inflated costs[/ex] 5) bot Bot. hollow and enlarged or… …

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  • 43swollen — swol•len [[t]ˈswoʊ lən[/t]] v. 1) pat a pp. of swell 2) pat enlarged by or as if by swelling; tumid 3) turgid or bombastic swol′len•ness, n …

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  • 44inflated — /ɪnˈfleɪtəd/ (say in flaytuhd) adjective 1. distended with air or gas; swollen. 2. puffed up, as with pride. 3. turgid or bombastic, as language. 4. resulting from inflation: inflated values of land. 5. unduly expanded, as currency. 6. Botany… …

  • 45swollen — /ˈswoʊlən / (say swohluhn) verb 1. past participle of swell. –adjective 2. swelled; enlarged by or as by swelling; puffed up; tumid. 3. turgid or bombastic. –phrase 4. have a swollen head, Colloquial to be vainglorious. –swollenly, adverb …

  • 46tumid — /ˈtjuməd / (say tyoohmuhd) adjective 1. swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body. 2. pompous, turgid, or bombastic, as language, literary style, etc. {Latin tumidus swollen} –tumidity /tjuˈmɪdəti/ (say tyooh miduhtee) –tumidness …

  • 47Turgidly — Turgid Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid …

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  • 48Turgidness — Turgid Tur gid, a. [L. turgidus, from turgere to swell.] 1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated; tumid; especially applied to an enlarged part of the body; as, a turgid …

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  • 49Bombastical — Bombastic Bom*bas tic (b[o^]m*b[.a]s t[i^]k or b[u^]m*b[.a]s t[i^]k), Bombastical Bom*bas tic*al, a. Characterized by bombast; high sounding; inflated. {Bom*bas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.… …

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  • 50Bombastically — Bombastic Bom*bas tic (b[o^]m*b[.a]s t[i^]k or b[u^]m*b[.a]s t[i^]k), Bombastical Bom*bas tic*al, a. Characterized by bombast; high sounding; inflated. {Bom*bas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.… …

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