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- [puhj-ee]
- /ˈpʌdʒ i/
- /ˈpʌdʒ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhj-ee]
- /ˈpʌdʒ i/
Definitions of pudgy word
- adjective pudgy short and fat or thick: an infant's pudgy fingers. 1
- adjective pudgy person: chubby 1
- adjective pudgy If you describe someone as pudgy, you mean that they are rather fat in an unattractive way. 0
- adjective pudgy short and fat; dumpy 0
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Origin of pudgy
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Pudgy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pudgy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pudgy
noun pudgy
- adiposity — the state of being fat; obesity
- bulkiness — of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
- distension — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- fatness — the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- flab — flabby flesh; unwanted fat: Daily exercise will get rid of the flab around your waist.
adj pudgy
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- blubbery — of, containing, or like blubber; fat
- butterball — a chubby or fat person
- chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
- dumpy — short and stout; squat: a dumpy figure.
adjective pudgy
- corpulent — If you describe someone as corpulent, you mean they are fat.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- obese — very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- outsize — an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
- whalelike — Resembling a whale or some aspect of one.
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