paunchy

[ pawn-chee, pahn- ]

/ ˈpɔn tʃi, ˈpɑn- /

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adjective, paunch·i·er, paunch·i·est.

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

Nearby words

paulist, paulownia, paumgartner, paumotu archipelago, paunch, paunchy, pauper, pauperism, pauperize, paupiette, paur

Origin of paunchy

First recorded in 1590–1600; paunch + -y¹

Related formspaunch·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for 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
McKee was bald, paunchy, middle-aged, his face loose from easy living.
Before Egypt|E. K. Jarvis
He is an undersized, paunchy East German, with hair the color of wet hay, and an extremely pallid complexion.
A Book of Burlesques|H. L. Mencken
The knot of men around a paunchy figure heavy with gold braid broke up and Admiral Fitzjames climbed slowly to his feet.
Navy Day|Harry Harrison

In a land berth, growing fat and paunchy, and eating his heart out for the sea, or—— The sea got him one way or another!
Love Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for paunchy

paunchy

/ (ˈpɔːntʃɪ) /

adjective -ier or -iest

having a protruding belly or abdomen

Derived Formspaunchiness, noun

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paunchy

adjective, paunch·i·er, paunch·i·est.

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paunchy

adjective -ier or -iest

Medicine definitions for paunchy

paunchy

adj.