paunchy

[pawn-chee, pahn-]

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adjective, paunch·i·er, paunch·i·est.

having a large and protruding belly; potbellied: a paunchy middle-aged man.

Origin of paunchy

First recorded in 1590–1600; paunch + -y¹

Related formspaunch·i·ness, noun

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Related Words for paunchy

corpulent, bulky, obese, inflated, bulging, hefty, large, chunky, big, heavy, meaty, plump, gross, bull, solid, broad, lard, roly-poly, bovine, blimp

Examples from the Web for paunchy

Historical Examples of paunchy

Should a paunchy waddler of this sort wreck at once his pride and his car?
An Idyll of All Fools' Day
Josephine Daskam Bacon
"Most unfortunate," sighed heavy-set, paunchy Martin Gest, gnawing his lip.
Mask of Death
Paul Ernst
McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living.
Before Egypt
E. K. Jarvis
His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Here and Hereafter
Barry Pain
"How are you, Paunchy Pilate," said I, gettin' off a joak at his expense.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870
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British Dictionary definitions for paunchy

paunchy

adjective -ier or -iest

having a protruding belly or abdomen

Derived Formspaunchiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for paunchy

adj.

1590s, from paunch + -y (2). Related: Paunchiness.

paunchy in Medicine

paunchy

[pôn′chē, pän′-]

adj.

Having a potbelly.