schwulstig

See also: schwülstig

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʊlstɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvʊlstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schwul‧stig

Adjective

schwulstig (strong nominative masculine singular schwulstiger, comparative schwulstiger, superlative am schwulstigsten)

  1. swollen, puffy, bloated (as a result of an illness, infection, injury, etc.)
  2. (Austria, obsolete) pompous

Declension

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