bellied
Americanadjective
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having a belly, especially one of a specified kind, size, shape, condition, etc. (usually used in combination).
big-bellied.
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swelled or puffed out.
a bellied sail.
Etymology
Origin of bellied
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at belly, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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“To our first Kennedy Center musical!” a mother toasted her mocktail-sipping daughter the night I bellied up to the blue-tiled bar.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023
You can see some of the surprising new finds on the citizen science project Redmap, such as sightings of the tropical yellow bellied sea snake in Tasmanian waters.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022
Bikers bellied up to bars and packed into rock shows.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021
He claimed to have not yet bellied up to a bar in New York City.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2017
Robert held his umbrella over her.As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails bellied taut, with the wind filing and overflowing them.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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