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pudgy

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pudg·y  (pj)
adj. pudg·i·er, pudg·i·est
Short and fat; chubby: pudgy fingers. See Synonyms at fat.
[From pudge, something thick and short.]
pudgi·ness n.
pudgy [ˈpʌdʒɪ]
adj pudgier, pudgiest
a variant spelling (esp US) of podgy
[of uncertain origin; compare earlier pudsy plump, perhaps from Scottish pud stomach, plump child]
pudgily  adv
pudginess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pudgypudgy - short and plump                      
podgy, roly-poly, tubby, dumpy
fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
Translations
pudgy [ˈpʌdʒi] (US) adj (= podgy) [person, body, cheeks] → potelé(e)
pudgy podgy


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It had a great mouth, with a row of sharp teeth a foot long; but its head was joined to the pudgy body by a neck as slender as a wasp's waist.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Skinner, gathering up the reins in her pudgy hands.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
He sat there, slowly tapping the sides of the chair with his pudgy fingers.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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