tumid

/ˈtuməd/

Other forms: tumidly

To understand tumid, think about how your belly feels after Thanksgiving when you've just polished off that third helping of turkey with stuffing and Brussels sprouts. Gassy? Full? Distended? That's tumid for you.

Tumid is also used by critics all over to describe their subjects (or rather "victims"). Any art form, particularly writing or acting, is ripe for description as tumid if it's overblown, bombastic and, well, gassy. Often used interchangeably with turgid in this sense.

Definitions of tumid

1. adjective

   abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
   synonyms: intumescent, puffy, tumescent, turgid

   unhealthy

   not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
2. adjective

   ostentatiously lofty in style
   “tumid political prose”

   synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, turgid

   rhetorical

   given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
3. adjective

   of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
   synonyms:

   hard

   resisting weight or pressure