bulbous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌlbəs/
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/ˈbʌlbəs/ · /ˈboʊlbəs/

Definition of bulbous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
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adj

  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
  2. Overweight and round in shape.
    “A neon cacophony hung only a few feet above their heads, the popping and buzzing of the lights only occasionally drowned out by the shouts of the barkers, bulbous men whose doughy fat strained at their sweat-stained t-shirts[…]”
  3. Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

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Etymology

From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.

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