schwülstig

See also: schwulstig

German

Etymology

Schwulst +‎ -ig. Doublet of schwulstig, which has developed slightly different meanings. Compare Swedish svulstig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʏlstɪç/
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Adjective

schwülstig (strong nominative masculine singular schwülstiger, comparative schwülstiger, superlative am schwülstigsten)

  1. pompous
  2. bombastic, grandiloquent
  3. (rare) swollen

Declension

Derived terms

  • Schwülstigkeit

Further reading

  • schwülstig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwülstig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon