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paunchy

[ pawn-chee, pahn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, paunch·i·er, paunch·i·est.

paunchy

/ ˈpɔːntʃɪ /

Origin of paunchy¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; paunch + -y ¹

One of his captors was the paunchy man, and his hands were heavy and his fingers gripped viciously.

A paunchy boss with underset jaw and overhanging upper lip was profanely urging his helpers back to their jobs.

His pantaloons were short, his figure was paunchy, authoritative and German.

I was ashamed of sponging on Paunchy, and could not bring myself to come back to the saloon where he would willingly have fed me.

It was by mere exaggeration of certain not uncommon features that the figure of this paunchy dwarf was arrived at.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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