Circadian Euphony
Rare, weird, and pretty words
Sunday, June 16, 2013
tumescent
tu
mes
cent
|t(y)oōˈmesənt|
adjective
swollen or becoming swollen, esp. as a response to sexual
arousal
.
•
figurative
(esp.
of
language
or literary style) pompous or pretentious;
tumid
:
his prose is tumescent, full of orotund language.
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