as in rounded
resembling a bulb in roundness often in an unattractive way
a big, bulbous nose
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Valencia Pride mangoes are quite common in South Florida, but both trees have been devoid of much fruit this summer, and the mangoes that did grow were light green, firm and smaller than what the Ferrari family is used to, which is bulbous, sugary fruit.
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
That’s immediately evident with the bulbous nose of Frank West and his stocky stature.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
In the foreground, bulbous pink hands break a piece of matzah in two, a reference to the moment when one half is set aside for the afikoman.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
For the past few years, her social-media accounts have featured images of suggestively phallic or vulval forms—a squat, bulbous mushroom; a natural rock pool surrounded by lapping waves—accompanied by the hashtags #penisoftheday or #yonioftheday.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2024
That’s immediately evident with the bulbous nose of Frank West and his stocky stature.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
In the foreground, bulbous pink hands break a piece of matzah in two, a reference to the moment when one half is set aside for the afikoman.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
For the past few years, her social-media accounts have featured images of suggestively phallic or vulval forms—a squat, bulbous mushroom; a natural rock pool surrounded by lapping waves—accompanied by the hashtags #penisoftheday or #yonioftheday.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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