The meaning of Tumescent
Tumescent – definition
adjectiveSwollen or becoming swollen, especially as a response to sexual arousal.
adjective(especially of language or literary style) pompous or pretentious.
Usage examples:
His prose is tumescent, full of orotund language
adjectiveSwollen or becoming swollen, especially because of sexual excitement
Usage examples:
A tumescent penis
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Word origin
mid 19th century: from Latin tumescent- ‘beginning to swell’, from the verb tumescere, from tumere ‘to swell’.
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