pinguid

[ ping-gwid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pinguid

/ ˈpɪŋɡwɪd /

Origin of pinguid¹

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin pingu(is) “fat, rich, fertile” + -id ⁴

Origin of pinguid¹

C17: from Latin pinguis fat, rich

Peter was pinguid, plump, and plethoric—she was thin to attenuation.

Galen (whoſe beloved Sallet it was) from its pinguid, ſubdulcid and agreeable Nature, ſays it breeds the moſt laudable Blood.

They thrive (as we said) in the most sterile places, yet will grow in better, but not in over-rich, and pinguid.

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