as in rounded
resembling a bulb in roundness often in an unattractive way
a big, bulbous nose
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Recent Examples of bulbous
That car’s spiritual successor will be built by Touring Superleggera and features an update of the original’s design with bulbous fenders, a bubble cockpit, and butterfly doors.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Most have a bulbous tip that doubles as a clit vibrator, while others are dual-ended rabbit vibrators that can stimulate two hot spots at once.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Choose a fairly tall and tulip-shaped – bulbous at the bottom glass to give the bubbles enough room to develop but which tapers at the top to fully concentrate the aromas.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Among the 100 outfits on display are some bombastic, kite-like contraptions, bulbous pileups of fabric donuts, and a Chewbacca-esque cape-cum-sarcophogus.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Most have a bulbous tip that doubles as a clit vibrator, while others are dual-ended rabbit vibrators that can stimulate two hot spots at once.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
Choose a fairly tall and tulip-shaped – bulbous at the bottom glass to give the bubbles enough room to develop but which tapers at the top to fully concentrate the aromas.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Among the 100 outfits on display are some bombastic, kite-like contraptions, bulbous pileups of fabric donuts, and a Chewbacca-esque cape-cum-sarcophogus.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulbous
Adjective
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The Vintage Inspired Wicker Gathering Basket can add soft, rounded edges to the center of your tablescape or serve as a living room display item.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 July 2025
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With Brown leading the charge, the Knicks will need a much more rounded roster.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Here, as in a proper pancake, the round, custardy flavor of egg is a keypiece of the over-all story, along with white-sugar sweetness and an edge of buttery-toasty flour.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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On one play late on practice, Melton blanketed rookie, first round draft choice Matthew Golden and Jordan Love’s deep ball fell incomplete.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To do this, the team used a robotic arm equipped with a force and torque sensor to measure air flow in hundreds of spots inside a short model duct to build up a map that shows the unstable danger points in a circular duct and safer ones where the air currents cancel one another out.—
David Szondy
August 02,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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This circular rash, often with a clear center, gradually expands outward and may have the characterstic bull’s-eye appearance.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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