fleshy

[flesh-ee]

adjective

fleshier, fleshiest 

1. having much flesh; plump; fat.

2. consisting of or resembling flesh.

3. Botany.,  consisting of fleshlike substance; pulpy, as a fruit; thick and tender, as a succulent leaf.

fleshy

/ ˈflɛʃɪ /

adjective

1. fat; plump

2. related to or resembling flesh

3. botany (of some fruits, leaves, etc) thick and pulpy

Other Word Forms

• fleshiness noun
• fleshily adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fleshy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; flesh, -y ¹

Example Sentences

These fossils provided crucial pieces needed to build a full, fleshy profile of the animal.

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Then one day, as I sat down, the seat broke, and my fleshy cheek seemed to have plunged into the abyss.

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Its hoodlike structure is called a spathe, which envelopes a bulb-shaped structure called the spadix, a fleshy knob dotted by dozens of tiny, petal-less yellow flowers.

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The Oscar they won for the fleshy organic work they did with Brendan Fraser on “The Whale” is nowhere to be seen.

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But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

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Related Words

• beefy 
• corpulent 
• meaty 
• plump 
• pudgy 
• stout