bulbous

CEFRC1

/ˈbʌlbəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Round and swollen like a bulb.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.

Examples

  • A bulbous man sat at a table in the corner.

  • The aliens had bulbous heads.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈboʊlbəs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Overweight and round in shape.

  2. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.

More examples

In context

  • 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[…]

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Origin

adjective

From bulb + -ous or alteration of Latin bulbosus.