plumpish
Americanadjective
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In his teens he was a plumpish fraternity president and cheerleader who played in a country and western trio.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2012
She was six, a bossy little person, slightly on the plumpish side, with carefully braided and brightly beaded cornrows hanging down across her eyes.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2012
Ralph Pucci, a maker of abstracts, produced a plumpish mannequin a while back, but sold hardly any.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2010
"Americans have the greatest amount of confusion and wealth in the world," says Chogyam, a short, plumpish man who giggles frequently and peers over his glasses with benign amusement.
From Time Magazine Archive
The second newcomer was a red-faced, plumpish man with an almost offensively hearty manner.
From The Unnecessary Man by Martinez
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