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Pudgy — Pudg y, a. Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pudgy — may refer to: *Abbye Pudgy Stockton *Pudgy Takes a Bow Wow … Wikipedia
pudgy — [adj] slightly fat chubby*, hefty, plump, plumpish, rotund, round, stout, thick bodied, tubby*; concepts 491,773 Ant. skinny, slight, thin … New thesaurus
pudgy — ► ADJECTIVE (pudgier, pudgiest) informal ▪ fat or flabby. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
pudgy — [puj′ē] adj. pudgier, pudgiest [< Scot dial., prob. < Scot pud, belly, akin to PUCK2] short and fat; dumpy pudginess n … English World dictionary
pudgy — [[t]pʌ̱ʤi[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as pudgy, you mean that they are rather fat in an unattractive way. [AM] He put a pudgy arm around Harry s shoulder. Syn: podgy … English dictionary
pudgy — UK [ˈpʌdʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms pudgy : adjective pudgy comparative pudgier superlative pudgiest rather fat Derived word: pudginess noun uncountable … English dictionary
pudgy — pudgily, adv. pudginess, n. /puj ee/, adj., pudgier, pudgiest. short and fat or thick: an infant s pudgy fingers. Also, esp. Brit., podgy. [1830 40; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
pudgy — adjective Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby The pudgy child had a difficult time running the mile … Wiktionary
pudgy — adj. Pudgy is used with these nouns: ↑finger … Collocations dictionary
