swollenly

English

Etymology

swollen +‎ -ly

Adverb

swollenly (comparative more swollenly, superlative most swollenly)

  1. In a swollen manner; bloatedly.
    • 1870, Edward Everett Hale, Old and new:
      […] men who grow suddenly and swollenly rich by the opportunities of public office, and by their works of shameful robbery from the helpless citizens […]
    • 1960, Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men:
      I saw a tear gather at the inner corner of each eye, gather very slowly and swollenly and then run down with the precision of a tiny mechanical toy […]
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