WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas“hungry children with bloated stomachs”“he had a grossly distended stomach”“eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids”“swollen hands”“tumescent tissue”“puffy tumid flesh”Synonyms: puffytumescenttumidturgid
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Intumescent \In`tu*mes"cent\, a. [L. intumescens, p. pr.] Swelling up; expanding. [1913 Webster]