abultado

bulging

adjective ah-bool-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

thick (of a document)

Usage Note

Abultado describes something swollen, protuberant, or notably thick—a vientre abultado (swollen belly) or un expediente abultado (a thick dossier). It derives from abultar (to bulge/enlarge). In figurative use it can mean exaggerated: cifras abultadas.

Examples

"Llevaba una cartera muy abultada."

Natural Translation

He was carrying a very bulging briefcase.

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