English Explanatory Dictionary

protuberant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Swelling or bulging outward.

Word forms

protuberant more protuberant most protuberant

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bulging tumid projecting prominent boln bulled distended extuberant farced nodose puffed protuberant swollen turgid exserted jutting obtrusive outstanding projectory promontorial protruding protuberous salient

Antonyms

concave improminent incurved inflected intruse nonprojecting nonprominent unprotruding

Related words

protuberance protuberantly conspicuous

Derived words

protuberancy
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