1
: having a bulb : growing from or bearing bulbs
2
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness
a bulbous nose
bulbously
adverb
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The Pikachu — in all his tiny, yellow, bulbous glory — sitting next to the cameras is part of the reason the Angels have won some games lately.
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The ground shook beneath them and a giant face suddenly loomed above, its bulbous eyes inches from their bodies.
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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
The ground shook beneath them and a giant face suddenly loomed above, its bulbous eyes inches from their bodies.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
The backside looks like a 1960s-era control panel, complete with a slightly bulbous, transparent camera plateau protecting the Glyph matrix from the elements.
—
Florence Ion,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Nike‘s yearly advancement in Air Max technology for 2026 came in the form of bulbous pods of varying sizes taking inspiration from the toe pods of frogs.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulbous. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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bulbous
adjective
bul·bous
ˈbəl-bəs 
: resembling a bulb especially in roundness or the gross enlargement of a part
the bulbous expansion at the base of a hair
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