swollenly

English

Etymology

From swollen +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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 […]