Synonyms :
Distended, Egotistic, Expand, Grow, Be filled, Increase, Grow loud, Puff up, Well, Well up, Swell up
Distended, Egotistic, Expand, Grow, Be filled, Increase, Grow loud, Puff up, Well, Well up, Swell up
English Meaning :
(Verb : Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity)
(Adjective : Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance)
Word Example from TV Shows :
No, after my tongue has SWOLLEN
to the size of a brisket.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 16)
No, after my tongue has SWOLLEN
to the size of a brisket.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 16)
Tumid :
i fryrë
Synonyms :
Intumescent, Erect, Large
Intumescent, Erect, Large
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Ostentatiously lofty in style)
(Adjective : Ostentatiously lofty in style)
Example : Plate surfaces more commonly exhibit a prominent tumid center.
Plate surfaces more commonly exhibit a prominent tumid center.
Turgid :
i fryrë
Synonyms :
Bombastic, Swollen, Intumescent, Large
Bombastic, Swollen, Intumescent, Large
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Ostentatiously lofty in style)
(Adjective : Ostentatiously lofty in style)
Example : I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language.
I do understand the instinct of journalists to translate turgid legal verbiage into clear language.
Uppish :
i fryrë
Synonyms :
Stuck-up, Snot-nosed, Bigheaded, Snotty, Snooty, Persnickety
Stuck-up, Snot-nosed, Bigheaded, Snotty, Snooty, Persnickety
English Meaning :
(Adjective : (used colloquially)
(Adjective : (used colloquially)
Example : She sensed, too, that her English accent kept her a little apart, made her sound uppish .
She sensed, too, that her English accent kept her a little apart, made her sound uppish .
Uppity :
i fryrë
Synonyms :
Arrogant, Snobbish, Hoity-toity, Snooty, Pretentious, Bumptious, Full of oneself, Puffed up, Conceited, Pompous, Self-assertive, Overbearing, Cocky, Cocksure, Impertinent, Haughty, Self-important, Superior, Presumptuous, Overweening, Uppish, High and mighty, Too big for one's britches/boots, Highfalutin, Fancy-pants, La-di-da
Arrogant, Snobbish, Hoity-toity, Snooty, Pretentious, Bumptious, Full of oneself, Puffed up, Conceited, Pompous, Self-assertive, Overbearing, Cocky, Cocksure, Impertinent, Haughty, Self-important, Superior, Presumptuous, Overweening, Uppish, High and mighty, Too big for one's britches/boots, Highfalutin, Fancy-pants, La-di-da
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Presumptuously arrogant)
(Adjective : Presumptuously arrogant)
Example : You just don't want to give those people any uppity ideas.
You just don't want to give those people any uppity ideas.
