swollenly

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English

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Etymology

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From swollen +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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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 []