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
The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, and smart home control.
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026
How to Plant Dahlia Tubers Dahlia tubers have a bulbous body at one end, and a small crown with future growth points called eyes at the other.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
Lounge chairs have become increasingly bulbous and cushy over the years, so Knoll’s Perron Pillo Lounge chair feels perfectly on trend.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2026
How to Plant Dahlia Tubers Dahlia tubers have a bulbous body at one end, and a small crown with future growth points called eyes at the other.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
Lounge chairs have become increasingly bulbous and cushy over the years, so Knoll’s Perron Pillo Lounge chair feels perfectly on trend.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Sound collected by a deer’s large, swiveling outer ears is funneled through small, conical ducts into these bulbous structures protecting the middle and inner ears.
—Jeff Wilson, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulbous
Adjective
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The home team may well be MLB’s most well-rounded squad.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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Cooked in a wood-burning oven, the chicken hums with a gentle smokiness and a complex, fruity chile flavor that’s warm, rounded and highly addictive.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Twin sisters Jordan and Jaedyn Gomez, playing for Boone, lost their second round individual bracket doubles match 6-0, 6-0 against Doral Academy’s top seeded duo of Payton Seidle-Lubowitz and Stefany Zamora.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The product design for the pull-on skinny and flare denim sought to tackle frequent fit issues women have with jeans—such as waist gaps and hip dips—with waist-smoothing paneling and padding and contour seaming to lift and round wearers’ hips.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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