| Intumescent | a. [ L. intumescens, p. pr. ] Swelling up; expanding. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| puffy | (adj) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas, Syn. intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid, Example: hungry children with bloated stomachs; he had a grossly distended stomach; eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids; swollen hands; tumescent tissue; puffy tumid flesh |