Latin tumescent-, tumescens, present participle of tumescere to swell up, inchoative of tumēre to swell
1882, in the meaning defined above
14 Airy, Puffy Words for Windy Speech
Swell words for words lacking substance.
tumescence
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“Tumescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumescent. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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