Superlative form of bulgy; most bulging or swollen in appearance.
From bulgy + -est (superlative suffix). The -est suffix comes from Old English and marks the highest degree of an adjective.
The bulgiest part of a toad is its throat when it's inflating to croak—the word gives that specific image of maximum outward protrusion!
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