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fleshy

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flesh·y  (flsh)
adj. flesh·i·er, flesh·i·est
1.
a. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling flesh.
b. Having abundant flesh; plump. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Having a juicy or pulpy texture: ripe, fleshy peaches.
3. Fleshly; carnal: "the fleshy fringes of show business" (Newsweek).

fleshi·ness n.

fleshy [ˈflɛʃɪ]
adj fleshier, fleshiest
1. fat; plump
2. related to or resembling flesh
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc.) thick and pulpy
fleshiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fleshy - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
2.fleshy - of or relating to or resembling flesh

fleshy
adjective plump, fat, chubby, obese, hefty, overweight, ample, stout, chunky, meaty, beefy (informal), tubby, podgy, brawny, corpulent, well-padded He was well-built, but too fleshy.
Translations
fleshy [ˈfleʃɪ] ADJ (fleshier (compar) (fleshiest (superl))) (= fat) → gordo (Bot) [fruit] → carnoso
fleshy [ˈflɛʃi] adj
[person] → grassouillet(te)
[part of body] → rebondi(e)
[plant, fruit] → charnu(e)
fleshy
adj (+er)
(= fat) face, cheeks, nosefleischig; personfüllig
(= consisting of flesh)fleischern, aus Fleisch bestehend; (= similar to flesh)fleischartig; fleshy tonesfleischfarbene Töne pl; (in painting) → Fleischtöne pl
(Bot) fruit, leavesfleischig
fleshy [ˈflɛʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → carnoso/a (Bot) (fruit) → polposo/a
fleshy [ˈflɛʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → carnoso/a (Bot) (fruit) → polposo/a


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Plants which live exclusively on the sea-side are very apt to have fleshy leaves.
Fortunately the scratches were on the fleshy parts of the arms and shoulders, where, though painful, they were not necessarily serious.
Her arms were like legs of mutton, her breasts like giant cabbages; her face, broad and fleshy, gave you an impression of almost indecent nakedness, and vast chin succeeded to vast chin.
 
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