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protuberant

protuberant · more protuberant · most protuberant

protuberant

Swelling or bulging outwardSwelling or bulging outward.

» The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot.

Meaning

1 senses

Swelling or bulging outward.
protuberant
curving outward

Examples

1 sentences

The kleptomaniac struggled with the protuberant loot.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

bulging outward:

Origin

Latin protuberans, protuberantis, present participle of protuberare. See protuberate.

Latin protuberans, protuberantis, present participle of protuberare. See protuberate.

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Forms

more protuberant, most protuberant

Comparative	more protuberant Lesson
Superlative	most protuberant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

27 synonyms

prominentB1 swollenB1 outstandingB1 bulging tumid projecting boln bulled distended extuberant farced nodose puffed turgid

Close in meaning

curving outward:bellied bellying bulbous bulging bulgy

Antonyms

8 antonyms

concave improminent incurved inflected intruse nonprojecting nonprominent unprotruding

Word family

5 related words

Relatedprotuberance protuberantly conspicuous protuberate

Derivedprotuberancy

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

protract protractor protrudeC2 protrusionC2 proudB1 proudlyB2 proveB1

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