paunchy
[pawn-chee, pahn-]
adjective, paunch·i·er, paunch·i·est.
having a large and protruding belly; potbellied: a paunchy middle-aged man.
Origin of paunchy
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corpulent, bulky, obese, inflated, bulging, hefty, large, chunky, big, heavy, meaty, plump, gross, bull, solid, broad, lard, roly-poly, bovine, blimpExamples 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' DayJosephine Daskam Bacon
"Most unfortunate," sighed heavy-set, paunchy Martin Gest, gnawing his lip.
Mask of DeathPaul Ernst
McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living.
Before EgyptE. K. Jarvis
His face was rather fat and roundish; his build powerful but paunchy.
Here and HereafterBarry Pain
"How are you, Paunchy Pilate," said I, gettin' off a joak at his expense.
paunchy
adjective -ier or -iest
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paunchy
[pôn′chē, pän′-]
adj.
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