Definition of "protuberant" [pro•tu•ber•ant]

• Swelling outward; bulging. (adjective)

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• "He has, in his account of the "Little Club," compared himself to a spider, and by another is described as protuberant behind and before."
• "He has, in his account of the Little Club, compared himself to a spider, and, by another, is described as protuberant behind and before."
• "(And if anyone knows a better word for "protuberant", please let me know)"