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Webster 1913 Edition

Tumorous

Tu′mor-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
tumorosus
inflated.]
1.
Swelling; protuberant.
[R.]
Sir H. Wotton.
2.
Inflated; bombastic.
[R.]
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tumorous

TU'MOROUS

,
Adj.
Swelling; protuberant.
1.
Vainly pompous; bombastic; as language or style. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

tumorous

tumorous

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Alternative forms

Adjective

tumorous ‎(comparative more tumorous, superlative most tumorous)

  1. Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor.
  2. Covered with tumors.

Etymology

From Latin tumōrōsus ‎(“inflated, bloated”), from tumor ‎(“swelling, tumor”), from tumeō ‎(“I swell”).

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