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
These are bulbous pillows of lava that form enormous mounds that can overwhelm everything around them.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The front element is, however, bulbous, which means filter options are limited to large and expensive 150mm square filters.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 23 May 2025
The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Design: This is a compact and lightweight fisheye lens with the standard bulbous front element.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 23 May 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The front element is, however, bulbous, which means filter options are limited to large and expensive 150mm square filters.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 23 May 2025
The location reopened in May of last year: ATMs are walled in by vertical stripes of handmade blue subway tile and lit by bulbous, ’60s-style lights.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Design: This is a compact and lightweight fisheye lens with the standard bulbous front element.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bulbous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulbous
Adjective
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Arrange lettuce wedges, rounded side down, on rimmed plates or shallow bowls.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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Well balanced and easy drinking with rounded soft tannins and a long cherry/orange finish.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Exquisitely known for their perfectly round shape and mirror like lustre.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Good gaming features and simplified Google TV streaming round things out for a sweet package.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Glass has also become a big part of the circular economy.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Similar to many other automatic litter box models, the circular orb rotates, sifting dirty litter into a waste bag, which on this model is on top of the machine rather than below.—
WIRED,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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“Bulbous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulbous. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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