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plumpish

American  
[pluhm-pish] / ˈplʌm pɪʃ /

adjective

  1. somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.


Other Word Forms

  • plumpishly adverb

Etymology

Origin of plumpish

First recorded in 1750–60; plump 1 + -ish 1

Example Sentences

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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

His left hand rubs slowly over his cheeks, reaches for a handkerchief to wipe his plumpish fate.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a small, plumpish, round-faced man in his early forties, who spoke in perpetual italics.

From Ralestone Luck by Reid, James S.