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bulbous

/ˈbʌlbəs/ adjective C2
  1. Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated.
  2. Overweight and round in shape.
  3. Growing from a bulb or producing bulbs.
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In front of me was standing a small, dwarf-like man with a huge, bulbous head, who was jabbering excitedly in Dutch, waving two horrible hands which looked to me like brown sponges.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 22 · B2
It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.” Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 1 · C1

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