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Webster 1913 Edition


Bulbous

Bulb′ous

,
Adj.
[L.
bulbosus
: cf. F.
bulbeux
. See
Bulb
,
Noun.
]
Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs; bulblike in shape or structure.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bulbous

BULB'OUS

,
Adj.
Containing bulbs or a bulb; growing from bulbs; round or roundish.
1.
Containing a knob, or protuberant part; swelling out; presenting rounded elevations.

Definition 2024


bulbous

bulbous

English

Adjective

bulbous (comparative more bulbous, superlative most bulbous)

  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
  2. (of a person) Overweight and round in shape.
    • 2002, Michael Bracken, All White Girls (page 9)
      A neon cacophony hung only a few feet above their heads, the popping and buzzing of the lights only occasionally drowned out by the shouts of the barkers, bulbous men whose doughy fat strained at their sweat-stained t-shirts []
  3. (botany) Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.