Congestive

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by congestion
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid wordnet

Synonyms

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bloatededematousswollen

Example

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"Tom has congestive heart failure."

Etymology

From congest + -ive.

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